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Zach oral history interview, 2021 July 19
Zach oral history interview, 2021 July 19 Zach details his experience with law school and why he chose to study the law. He also talks about his relationship with his Incarcerated brother.
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Bonnie oral history interview, 2021 July 15
Bonnie oral history interview, 2021 July 15 Interviewee Bonnie recounts her experiences working with the American Friends Service Committee Prison Watch group, through which she has advocated for improved conditions in American prisons. She addresses in particular her work for the abolishment of solitary confinement and for improved conditions for Read more…
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Bonnie oral history interview, 2021 July 15
Bonnie oral history interview, 2021 July 15 Interviewee Bonnie Kerness recounts her experiences working with the American Friends Service Committee Prison Watch group, through which she has advocated for improved conditions in American prisons. She addressses in particular her work for the abolishment of solitary confinement and for improved conditions Read more…
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Jane oral history interview, 2021 July 15
Jane oral history interview, 2021 July 15 Jane describes her struggles in visiting and sending books to her incarcerated niece, in addition to detailing her niece’s experiences with personal safety, community, and employment as a lifer in a women’s prison in Pennsylvania. She also discusses her friend’s rehabilitation and court Read more…
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Victoria oral history interview, 2021 July 13
Victoria oral history interview, 2021 July 13 Victoria shares how her personal experience with the carceral system shapes her writing and activist work. She describes her publications about resistance and organizing in women’s prisons and how her research connected her to producing a zine written and illustrated by incarcerated women.
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Valerie oral history interview, 2021 July 13
Valerie oral history interview, 2021 July 13 Valerie speaks about her experience as a visitor to prisons and a family member of incarcerated individuals. She speaks about the punitive nature of the prison system and how she hopes for reform.
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Joe oral history interview, 2021 July 11
Joe oral history interview, 2021 July 11 A formerly incarcerated individual describes how he served many years in federal prison because of a drug-related offense. He missed out on seeing his children grow up and now advocates for reform within the prison system. Transcript
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Beth oral history interview, 2021 July 08
Beth oral history interview, 2021 July 08 Beth spoke about the irony of the title ‘Justice System’ as people under said system are treated anything but justly. She elaborated on the tribulations of her brother’s imprisonment; from the initial shock of the harsh sentencing, to the pains of having a Read more…
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Brandon oral history interview, 2021 April 30
Brandon oral history interview, 2021 April 30 Brandon has lived in Leavenworth, Kansas, almost his entire life. Leavenworth is home to a federal medium-security prison, a military prison, a state prison, and the Leavenworth County jail. Brandon said that the presence of these facilities is almost a “non-issue,” in that Read more…