
Maggie Luna, JI-RPS
Maggie Luna is a graduate of Anthony Graves Smart Justice Speakers Bureau at Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. During Texas’ 2019 legislative session she participated as part of the Women’s Legislative Team, which successfully passed legislation defending the dignity of incarcerated women. Her work led her to become a Hogg Foundation Peer Policy Fellow at the Texas Center for Justice and Equity (TCJE), where she now serves as a Policy Analyst and the Community Outreach Coordinator. Since 2020, Maggie has coordinated the Statewide Leadership Council and advances local and state policies to transform the criminal legal system. Maggie was first arrested in 1996 as a juvenile and began to cycle in and out of the system; her last arrest was in 2017, and she now uses her 20 years of justice system involvement to help address the needs of system-involved women and their families. She serves as a member in multiple organizations and coalitions working to transform youth and adult justice systems to promote safer communities. She believes in elevating the importance of justice for women, as well as speaking with policymakers, judges, and CASA workers about improving safety for children when Child Protective Services in involved. Maggie is interested in expanding the use of certified peers to connect people with recovery-based supports following release from jail or prison, and she holds a Peer Re-Entry Specialist Certification.