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…
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…
Jonathan oral history interview, 2021 July 21 The interviewee shares his experiences with the abuse and trauma that he faced as a juvenile serving a cumulative 13 year sentence in New York State prison. Now, he is a community organizer who helps in the re-entry process for others who have Read more…
Erica oral history interview, 2021 July 13 Erica Gerrity is the founder of the Minnesota Prison Doula Project, which assists incarcerated mothers in the childbirth process. She speaks about the abuses that incarcerated mothers face and how she wants to end prison births in America. Transcript
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…
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…