Pat Burton has worked for more than three decades in the community sector with young people, homeless populations, people facing food insecurity, and people leaving custody (including leading the design and delivery of reintegration programs for people leaving prison in Hobart). Pat was a founding member and chair of JusTas, and volunteers with Just Desserts and the Onesimus Foundation. Pat has also contributed to a range of research projects looking at the intersection of the criminal justice system and other forms of disadvantage. Pat works part-time for the Justice Reform Initiative. Pat lives and works on unceded Muwinina country.