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Channae Haller helps Utahns who have left jail or prison stay out of trouble through individualized peer support. Read the full story here.

Justice By Objectives in Desert News

Deseret News recently featured Justice By Objectives in an article about the work we are doing and the impact we’re creating. Check out the excerpt below, and click here for the full story.

Some people selflessly use the cards they’ve been dealt in life to make the game easier for the person next to them. For Channae Haller, her mission to help the downtrodden came to her while she was sitting in a Utah jail.

“I was trying not to lose my mind, you know, and so that’s why I took out different opportunities and I started being nice to people and less in my head,” she said, starting with her cellmate, a woman who never learned to read and had apparently been so mistreated by her biological mother and then adopted mother that she had a permanent soft spot on her skull from abuse as a child.

“So I started reading to her and helped her find her purpose,“ which started to give Haller purpose, she told the Deseret News. ”I worked out a lot. I did a lot of yoga in there, and wrote a lot.”

The Fair was hosted by non-profit organization Justice By Objectives, the Utah Department of Corrections, and 31 other organizations. Justice By Objectives helps families navigate the criminal justice system, and in particular, incarceration. 

“What we do is help really our community, anyone in our community in need, whether it’s peer support, trying to get in a drug program, whether it’s trying to get off the street, housing,” Adrian Gordon, a case manager for Justice By Objectives, told ABC4.com.

Finding my purpose has been a battle after a battle, a series of wounds that led me to the war I continue to face today. It didn’t come from peace or clarity, but from injustice, confusion, and survival. I didn’t wake up one day with direction; I lived through days where I had to fight just to stay afloat. Find the full Bold Journy article here.

With nonprofits working to help those re-entering society, RadioACTive talks justice reform with Channae Haller of Justice By Objectives and Destiny Garcia of Clean Slate Utah. Listen to the full podcast here.

Channae Haller and Bonnie Garcia hand out food and clothing to the unsheltered at Liberty Park with Justice By Objectives, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. JBO featured in Courier News.

“Unfortunately, it was a very eye-opening experience. I saw all the imperfections very clearly,” she said. “I just saw that a lot of the times you don’t have the support. You don’t have the navigation; you don’t have the resources to get you set up for success.”

“We want to help these individuals feel like they have a place in society. They have a place in the world,” said Channae Haller, the founder of Justice By Objectives. Click here to watch the full story.

Channae Haller of Justice by Objectives, a nonprofit that works to lower recidivism rates, foster healing, and instill hope among individuals and their families affected by the criminal justice system. Listen to the full episode here.

My personal experiences with the criminal justice system profoundly shaped my path. After enduring two months of unlawful incarceration, I witnessed the stark lack of support for justice-involved individuals and their families. This eye-opening experience drove me to action, and in 2021, I founded Justice By Objectives (JBO). What began as a grassroots effort to assist families navigating the complexities of the justice system has grown into a nonprofit dedicated to providing peer support, advocacy, and practical assistance. Today, JBO continues to bridge gaps in the system, restoring hope and dignity to those we serve. Listen to the full story here.