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…
Cara oral history interview, 2021 July 27 Cara shares her experiences volunteering as a tutor in a county jail as an undergraduate student at the University of Virginia. She discusses the jail’s focus on education, as well as particular tutees who impacted her and the obstacles they faced as they Read more…
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…
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…
Daniel Coate oral history interview, 2021 April 12 Chaplain Coate’s first contact with incarcerated people happened when he was in college and started writing letters to people in prisons. He continued developing meaningful bonds with incarcerated people as a volunteer vising correctional facilities every week for over six years. Finding Read more…