This week, our team outlined our prior knowledge about the overarching issue of mass incarceration, including facts and personal experiences/connections. We furthermore identified and unpacked our existing assumptions, including that people largely believe that those in prison have definitely done something immoral and/or are more dangerous. People also generally think that putting people in makes their community safer. Implicit bias leads people to associate fear and anger with incarcerated individuals. Exploring our assumptions and prior knowledge enabled us to identify 4-5 problem spaces that represented more specific facets of the problem—racial bias; misperception/misunderstanding of incarcerated individuals; the rise of mass incarceration; and ethical, community-centered storytelling. It is critical to go through the Identify step to ensure that everyone is on the same page and to better understand and break down the problem with our unique knowledge and lived experience.