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135Interviews
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Tiara Cooper(Dallas, TX and Atlanta, GA)Criminal justice organizer and strategistTiara Cooper discusses her path from finding community support networks while incarcerated to her later organizing and advocacy work around bail reform, jail decarceration campaigns, and support for directly impacted individuals in Dallas.
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Jay Jordan(New York, NY and Atlanta, GA)
Jay Jordan discusses his upbringing in Stockton, California, his experiences with incarceration and reentry, and the development of his organizing practice.
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Renaldo Hudson(Chicago, IL)
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.
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Nikki Davenport(Decatur, GA, New York, NY, and Pensacola, FL)
Nikki Davenport narrates her experiences with incarceration’s impact on her family and community, highlighting her advocacy and organizing to address mass incarceration in Alabama.
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Leroy Orange(Chicago, IL)
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.
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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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Kelly Savage-Rodriguez(Los Angeles, CA)
Kelly Savage-Rodriguez reflects on her journey from an incarcerated individual at the Central California Women's Facility to a leading advocate for ending life without parole sentencing and gender-based violence in prisons.
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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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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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Selina Fulford(New York, NY)
Selina Fulford discusses her experiences with incarceration, addiction, education, and advocacy for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women.
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Stephanie Hammerwold(Los Angeles, CA)
Stephanie Hammerwold narrates her involvement in prison abolition organizing, highlighting her work with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners and advocacy for incarcerated individuals.
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Taquittee Sheree Cross(Chicago, IL)
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.
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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.
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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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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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Ronnie Fuller(Atlanta, GA)
Ronnie Fuller discusses his experiences with incarceration, personal transformation, and efforts to improve conditions within the prison system.
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Deirdre Wilson(Henderson, NV;)
Deirdre Wilson discusses her experiences with incarceration, the abuse-to-prison pipeline, and her advocacy for incarcerated people and their families.
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Katie Dixon(Oakland, CA and Los Angeles, CA)
Katie Dixon discusses her political development, her incarceration in California’s juvenile system, and her work on policy advocacy, gender justice, and prison accountability.
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Marketta Sims(Chicago, IL)
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.
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Elizabeth Nomura(Los Angeles, CA)
Elizabeth “Leesa” Nomura discusses her experiences with incarceration and her abolitionist organizing with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP).
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Calandra Cali Hulit(Chicago, IL)
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.
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Bridgette Simpson(New York, NY;)
Bridgette Simpson, co-founder and executive director of Barred Business, discusses her childhood, incarceration, and advocacy on behalf of formerly incarcerated people.