Erica Bentley narrates her experiences teaching yoga in prisons and organizing with abolitionist groups in Chicago.

Calandra “Cali” Hulit narrates her experiences in Cook County Jail and Illinois women’s prisons, focusing on organizing, mutual care, and advocacy during and after incarceration.

Heather “Jo” Canuel reflects on her advocacy while incarcerated and organizing for policy efforts such as the Expecting Justice Bill and the Pretrial Fairness Act, as well as her founding of the organization Art from the Heart.

Michelle Clopton reflects on her incarceration in Illinois, her organizing while inside programs and resources access, and her advocacy for collective action, healing, and support for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people.

Renaldo Hudson reflects on his incarceration on death row and his involvement in the Campaign to End the Death Penalty, clemency efforts, and initiatives such as Stateville Speaks and the Building Block Program.

LaTanya Jenifor-Sublett reflects on her experiences of wrongful incarceration and how reading, writing, and editing a prison magazine shaped her political development, as well as her advocacy work focused on reentry support.

Mendoza recounts her childhood in Humboldt Park, the networks she built while incarcerated in Illinois prisons, and her commitment to organizing work centered on supporting children, families, and communities affected by incarceration.

Maria Moon reflects on her experiences in Illinois women’s prisons and her organizing work, including advocacy for the Cook County Just Housing Amendment and working in a transitional living program.

Joe Moreno reflects on his involvement with the Campaign to End the Death Penalty, his work as an alderman from the 1st ward in the Chicago City Council, and his work to secure the Chicago reparations for Burge Torture Victims Ordinance.

Marilyn Mulero reflects on her experience of wrongful conviction and being on death row to her organizing work on the outside concerned with providing reentry support to formerly incarcerated women.

Leroy Orange reflects on surviving police torture and decades on Illinois’s death row, his role in the Death Row Ten and anti–death penalty organizing, and his post-release advocacy for Chicago police torture survivors.

Taquittee Cross narrates her experiences of incarceration in Illinois prisons and her subsequent advocacy and organizing focused on supporting incarcerated women, families, and community reentry.

Marketta Sims reflects on her incarceration in Illinois, her development as an organizer while inside, and her continued advocacy for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women through reentry, expungement, and community-based support.

Denise Spencer discusses her son’s wrongful incarceration and her organizing through MAMAS, outlining her advocacy for policy reform and continued support for incarcerated people and their families.

Dana Jo Talbot reflects on her involvement with the American Indian Movement, her experiences of incarceration, and her commitment to substance abuse recovery and Indigenous-centered advocacy.