About
Lovell Oates is a U.S.-based justice reform advocate and community leader working nationally to transform systems through lived experience, strategic advocacy, and people-centered solutions. As co-founder of Rebuild Nations, he empowers justice-impacted individuals and institutions across the United States to create pathways toward equity, healing, and sustainable change. Through his leadership, Lovell continues to shape national conversations on justice reform, community safety, and human dignity. His mission is clear: to help build justice systems in the United States that work for people — not against them.