David oral history interview, 2021 July 21 David, a volunteer at Prison Visitation and Support, talks about his experience in a minimum-security facility while incarcerated. He also talks about his experience visiting incarcerated people.
Larry oral history interview, 2021 July 20 Larry recalls his volunteer visitor work at the Lompoc Federal Correctional Institute. He talks about his family’s history with the prison system, how he got introduced to the field of volunteer work, the stories he has gathered about the dynamics on the inside Read more…
Tom oral history interview, 2021 July 20 The interviewee describes his experiences visiting incarcerated folks with the non-profit Prisoner Visitation & Support.
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…
Abdus Sami Encarnación oral history interview, 2021 April 18 In this interview, Imam Encarnación narrates his experiences of serving as a chaplain of maximum and medium-security correctional facilities for twelve years. In his work in the prisons, he witnessed continuous violence against incarcerated people, from verbal abuse to rampant negligence 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…