Advancing Real Change, Inc. | 903 followers on LinkedIn. Creating a more just world by advancing empathy, dignity, and equity within and beyond the criminal legal system. | Our criminal legal system too often relies on false narratives: that some crimes render people unworthy of mercy, that individuals cannot change, and that everyone chooses the life they have. These fictions lead to dehumanization, discriminatory sentencing, and mass incarceration. The truth is that everyone has redeeming qualities, the capacity to grow and change, and particular experiences that impact their decisions.