Julie Matonich

Julie Matonich is a trial attorney and co-founder of Children of Incarcerated Caregivers (CIC), a Minneapolis-based nonprofit organization that advocates for laws, policies, and programs that promote the best interests of children with incarcerated parents. Prior to focusing on civil litigation, Julie worked as a criminal defense attorney for over a decade, representing clients, many of whom were parents of young children, in state and federal courts. She currently serves as CIC’s Board President and is the Co-Director of CIC’s Prison Nursery Project, which produces reports and a podcast and hosts a global network of nonprofit organizations and researchers to address issues related to children living in prisons with their incarcerated parents throughout the world. She is a co-instructor of the Parental Incarceration and Human Rights seminar at the University of Minnesota and is a member of the Minnesota Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee (JJAC) Children of Incarcerated Parents Subcommittee.