Chrysanthi oral history interview, 2021 July 26 Professor Chrysanthi discusses her experiences working as a prison educator in a women’s prison near the University of Delaware teaching classes on women’s literature and gender studies. She shares stories of her relationships with her students, the hardest parts of teaching in prison, Read more…
Sofia oral history interview, 2021 July 24 Sofia shares their experience working as a Housing Advocate and Social Medicine Program Coordinator at the Lifespan Transitions Clinic and Social Medicine Programs in Rhode Island. They explain the Clinic’s role and impact in the Providence and Rhode Island community and center the Read more…
Ayana oral history interview, 2021 July 23 Ayana talks about building a relationship with her father who was incarcerated for 17 years of her childhood and how family dynamics changed once he was released. She also discusses channeling these experiences into co-founding and leading an organization that supports young women Read more…
Portia oral history interview, 2021 July 23 Portia is a formerly incarcerated woman and mother. She explains that despite the many privileges she had with socio-economic status and race, court proceedings, being incarcerated, and re-entry were still emotionally difficult. She touches on the hardships that come with motherhood in the Read more…
Kevin oral history interview, 2021 July 22 Kevin shares the story of his crime, incarceration, and reintigration process. When Boyd was 16, he gave his mother the keys to his abusive father’s residence. Although she had previously spoken about murdering Kevin’s father, her ex-husband, Kevin did not take her seriously. Read more…
Linda oral history interview, 2021 July 22 As the founder of the Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP), Linda describes the objective of the organization and the work she has done to reform criminal justice policy. Linda also recounts her personal experiences as a law clerk, district attorney and how her Read more…
Linda oral history interview, 2021 July 22 As the founder of the Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP), Linda describes the objective of the organization and the work she has done to reform criminal justice policy. Linda also recounts her personal experiences as a law clerk, district attorney and how her Read more…
Michael oral history interview, 2021 July 21 The discussion is centered around Michael’s personal experiences in the court system and opinions on the American justice system. Michael shares his path in becoming an attorney and his insight to the structure of the courts in the US, specifically in California.
John oral history interview, 2021 July 21 John describes his work with theater programs in prisons- from his own experiences in them as an incarcerated person to the work he does now that he has been released. Transcript
Yukari Kane oral history interview, 2021 July 21 Yukari Kane describes her time working for the journalism guild at San Quentin State Prison. She also describes the organization that she co-founded, the Prison journalism Project. She goes into depth about the experiences of incarcerated writers in and outside prisons.