Jackie Sumell oral history interview, 2021 July 31 Jackie Sumell shares her experience being mentored by Herman Wallace of the Angola 3. This mentorship led her to create The Solitary Gardens, a work of performance art exploring the intersection of gardening and criminal justice reform. She shares insights into how Read more…
Anonymous (07) oral history interview, 2021 July 29 The interviewee discusses their work as a social worker within a correctional facility in Maine. They discuss their experiences in the past working with youth as compared to adults, and how eye opening the profession is. The interviewee has been working within Read more…
Anonymous (08) oral history interview, 2021 July 29 The interviewee discusses their work as a social worker within a correctional facility in Maine. They discuss their experiences working with those who are currently incarcerated, the challenges both the interviewee and their patients face daily, and the interviewee’s role within the Read more…
Sherrill Roland oral history interview, 2021 July 29 Sherrill Roland discusses how being incarcerated in a federal jail inspired him to start The Jumpsuit Project, a work of performance art born out of his thesis proposal at the University of North Carolina. © Sherrill Roland Transcript
Ronald oral history interview, 2021 July 29 Ronald is a formerly incarcerated person who defended himself in prison, succesfully advocated for his own release, and now works as a nationally recognized activist for prison reform. The interview goes over Simpson-Bey’s experience as an incarcerated person, and as a leader within Read more…
Baz oral history interview, 2021 July 28 Dr. Baz spoke about her travels to prisons around the world and what she has learned about incarceration globally; she spoke about the organization she founded, Incarceration Nations Network and her work for the Prison-to-College-Pipeline at John Jay College in New York.
Raj oral history interview, 2021 July 27 In this interview, Raj shares the social and economic conditions in which Silicon Valley Debug was founded. He discusses Debug as a powerful environment for the development of personal and collective agency and power in the face of grave social concerns. Although Debug Read more…
Cara oral history interview, 2021 July 27 Cara shares her experiences volunteering as a tutor in a county jail as an undergraduate student at the University of Virginia. She discusses the jail’s focus on education, as well as particular tutees who impacted her and the obstacles they faced as they Read more…
Corvain oral history interview, 2021 July 26 Corvain expressed his disdain towards the harsh sentencing of cannabis-offenders and the lack of rehabilitation efforts towards those released from prison. He spoke about the shock of coming home, reuniting with family and the frustration at the social handicap he faced. Corvain channelled Read more…
LaNaisha oral history interview, 2021 July 26 LaNaisha discusses her role in the Re:Store Justice organization and her personal connection to mass incarceration as a system-impacted survivor.