Anonymous (06) oral history interview, 2021 June 18 The interviewee spoke on their experiences as a mental health provider in a reentry program that coordinates with a women’s prison. The participant reflects on how their clients’ sought a space to speak on mental health. The participant observed that incarcerated people Read more…
Eric oral history interview, 2021 April 29 Eric discussed community health and individual health impacts of incarceration and policing in the neighborhood.
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…
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…
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…