Voices From the Frontlines

Shane Murphy Goldsmith & Mainor

Mainor is a Youth Policy Advocate working to keep Brown and Black youth out of the system at The Arts for Incarcerated Youth Network (AIYN). After navigating his youth without proper guidance or mentorship, he found himself in jail as a teenager. Fast forward to today where he advocates for youth justice and proudly stands in front of lawmakers to share his story and experience to help win real change. Through his work, the coalition he’s a part of, the activism he’s done, he is helping to change laws, change practices, and shutting down jails. He continues to do incredible work to make sure other Brown and Black kids don’t ever have to be in the same situation.