Kasha Zygadlo, LMSW, joined Prisoners’ Legal Services in January 2025 as the PREP social worker for the Capital Region. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from SUNY Albany and a Master of Social Work from Louisiana State University. Kasha previously worked with organizations in New Orleans and surrounding areas, providing mutual aid, disaster relief, and youth counseling in the Lower Ninth Ward. In the Capital Region, she worked with Mohawk Opportunities’ Certified Apartment Program and Schenectady LEAD. She is passionate about integrating policy, client care, and a community-centered approach to address systemic issues such as poverty and mass incarceration.