Christopher Fausto Cabrera is an artist, writer, and restorative justice practitioner whose leadership is rooted in lived experience, cultural practice, and community transformation. After spending more than two decades incarcerated—where he led restorative dialogue efforts, facilitated peer accountability spaces, and built writing and arts programs from within—C has emerged as a leading voice in justice-impacted healing and systems transformation. His work bridges personal narrative, artistic practice, and restorative frameworks to help individuals and communities rebuild trust, dignity, and belonging.
As Damascus Way’s newest leadership team member, C Fausto has quickly become a driving force in transformative justice programming and practitioner pathways. He leads justice-impacted cohorts focused on healing-centered accountability, trust restoration, and reentry support, while helping shape long-term training infrastructure through academy and fellowship models designed for directly impacted leaders.
C Fausto Cabrera’s work has been recognized nationally across both the arts and justice fields. He is a Fellow of the Common Justice Practitioners Lab and a Haymarket Writing Freedom Fellow, with widely published poetry. His book project The Parameters of Our Cage with Alec Soth was reviewed by The New Yorker and The Guardian, and his art has appeared on the cover of The Washington Post Magazine. His
Inherited Scars Collection was exhibited at the Weisman Art Museum and the Cargill Gallery.
Drawing from decades of leadership cultivated both during incarceration and in the community, C Fausto Cabrera brings a rare combination of credibility, strategic vision, and moral clarity to his role at Damascus Way, centering his work on helping justice-impacted individuals reclaim narrative agency, restore relationships, and build pathways toward accountability, healing, and collective trust.
