Daryl V. Atkinson is the Co-Director and Co-Founder of Forward Justice Action Network (C4) and Forward Justice (C3) a law, policy, and strategy center dedicated to advancing racial, social, and economic justice in the US South. At Forward Justice, Atkinson serves in several critical roles, including leading movement building litigation, advancing public policies that address the needs of people with criminal records, and offering tremendous thought leadership through scholarship and public speaking on criminal justice, race, and democracy.