Ethical Guidelines for Engaging the Archive
135Interviews
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Patrick Rodriguez(Atlanta, GA)Patrick Rodriguez discusses his experiences with incarceration, prison education, and reentry.
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Zoe Dorado(Los Angeles, CA)
Zoe Dorado discusses her development as a youth organizer, writer, and abolitionist in the East Bay and Southern California.
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Chryl Lamar(Fresno, CA and Oakland, CA;;)
Chryl Lamar recounts her early life in Madera, California and reflects on how family instability, violence in the home, and church-based values shaped her outlook and later decisions.
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Jane Dorotik(Weirsdale, FL and Oakland, CA)
Jane Dorotik reflects on her incarceration, her development as a jailhouse lawyer, and her role in community organizing and policy advocacy focused on sentencing reform and support for incarcerated women.
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Tiffany Vulcain(New York, NY)
Tiffany Vulcain reflects on her incarceration and her work as a mentor and educator supporting women returning from prison through trauma-informed healing, leadership, and community care.
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California Coalition for Women Prisoners28 InterviewsExplore
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Ayana Thomas(New York, NY)Reentry advocate and grief counselor
Ayana Thomas reflects on her Brooklyn upbringing, incarceration at Danbury Federal Prison, and how grief, healing, and advocacy became central to her life’s purpose.
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Keith Peterkin(New York, NY)Criminal justice reform organizer and education advocate
Keith Peterkin reflects on his incarceration, reentry work, and leadership in youth justice, emphasizing mentorship, shared responsibility, and grounding advocacy in lived experience.
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Brian Kaneda(Los Angeles, California)
Brian Kaneda discusses his political development, his work with the Los Angeles chapter of CCWP, and his broader organizing against prison expansion in California.
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Kathy Heinzel(Fallbrook, CA and Los Angeles, CA)
Kathy Heinzel narrates her experiences of incarceration in California women’s prisons and her subsequent advocacy for women and LGBTQ individuals through organizing and reentry support.
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Anthony Spaulding(Chicago, IL)
Anthony Spaulding, a formerly incarcerated artist and organizer, reflects on his incarceration in Illinois, writing the play To Cut a Barber’s Hands, and his work after release in violence prevention, mentorship, and community engagement.
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Leslie Turner(Las Vegas, NV and Atlanta, GA)
In this interview, Leslie Ann Turner discusses her upbringing in Southern California, her experiences with incarceration and reentry, and her work on policy advocacy, civic education, healing, and movement accountability.