Tevin Fournette oral history interview, 2021 April 28 Tevin discussed the impacts of incarceration on the community and how detrimental the carceral system is to community health. Particularly, Tevin shared his insight into the ways in which the carceral system takes mothers and fathers out of the community. Children grow Read more…
Catia oral history interview, 2021 April 28 Catia talked about the intersection of race, ethnicity, mental health, and housing insecurity in the incarceration system in Massachusetts. She described how the momentum of keeping individuals incarcerated is a result of individual decisions made by people in power. She described this process Read more…
Anonymous (04) oral history interview, 2021 April 25 The interviewee discussed how the carceral system and income impact their vision of health. Folks in their community need health care, but a lack of money prevents them from receiving care. Health to the participant comprises a variety of components. Although health Read more…
Ayoola oral history interview, 2021 April 25 Ayoola works in a jail and does criminal justice advocacy. She spoke of working “on the front lines” of mass incarceration and “in the trenches.” Her interview addressed the lack of health care and the poor quality of existing health care within prisons. Read more…
Anonymous (03) oral history interview, 2021 April 24 In this interview, the interviewee discusses her contact with the criminal justice system as a young adult who had an incarcerated parent and worked at a public defender’s office, to now as a full-time lawyer and volunteer with Prisoner Visitation and Support. Read more…
Miguel oral history interview, 2021 April 23 Miguel describes the process he went through to become a prison visitor and how he develops relationships with the individuals he visits. As the only Spanish-speaking person in his group of visitors, he was able to have meaningful conversations with other men in Read more…
Dorothy oral history interview, 2021 April 22 Dorothy Chao began volunteering with Prisoner Visitation and Support because she felt called to be a presence for a population that typically has “no voice.” In the first facility she visited, she encountered many women who were incarcerated for similar reasons – someone Read more…
Muhammad A. Salahuddin oral history interview, 2021 April 22 Chaplain Muhammad decided to follow the steps of others in his family by becoming a chaplain of correctional facilities to pursue a mission of helping and bringing hope to those who are less fortunate than him. In this interview, he discusses Read more…
Anonymous (02) oral history interview, 2021 April 21 The discussion centered on health. The participant shared that their perception of health and how the criminal justice system impacts that concept. They expanded on personal health to include community health. They gave a holistic definition of health which included physical, mental, Read more…
Kristin oral history interview, 2021 April 21 Kristin has been the president of the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce since 2019. The federal prison in Terre Haute is an important source of good jobs (well-paid, with benefits and reasonable working hours). It is also an important customer for local businesses, Read more…