CR collaborates with the organization A New Way of Life founded by Susan Burton on the Leadership, Education, Action and Dialogue Project (LEAD) to hold workshops that share experiences of formerly incarcerated women and educate the participants about the PIC. The LEAD project was founded by Melissa Burch, a member of the Los Angeles chapter of CR. The LEAD program is featured in the documentary, Visions of Abolition: From Critical Resistance to A New Way of Life Workshop speakers and facilitators include Martha Escobar, Jolie Chea, Setsu Shigematsu, Cece McDonald and Ruthie Wilson Gilmore.