Houston is headquarters for Women Whistleblowers, a new online resource and community aimed at “bringing whistleblowers out of the shadows,” educating people about the contributions of women whistleblowers, and connecting potential whistleblowers with lawyers.

Tasha Mudd, a writer who helped launch Women Whistleblowers in October, said the idea for the website and community arose last year when she and some friends were talking over lunch about the “absurdity” of for-profit prisons.