Danny Dandridge reflects on growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, his incarceration shaped by mentorship and advocacy, and his later work in reentry support and community-based services for formerly incarcerated and unhoused individuals.

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

Linda Small shares her journey from jailhouse attorney to founder of Reentry Sisters, a community-led support network for formerly incarcerated women. She advocates for collective leadership and comprehensive reentry support.

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.

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.

Pam Neely reflects on the mentorship that shaped her organizing, her advocacy around HALT Solitary, challenges of reentry, and the importance of collective care and community among formerly incarcerated women.

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.

Tiara 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.

Ronald Marshall reflects on growing up in New Orleans, his legal and political education while incarcerated at Angola, and his organizing through the Angola Special Civics Project and VOTE to advance policy reform and legal advocacy.

Norris Henderson discusses his incarceration at Angola, the founding of Voice of the Experienced after his release, and the organizing strategies and legal knowledge informing his criminal justice reform work.

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.

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.

Darrell Cannon reflects on his incarceration, organizing against police torture, and leadership in abolitionist organizing and reparations advocacy.

Adamu Chan narrates his experiences with incarceration, pandemic-era organizing at San Quentin, and documentary filmmaking to amplify incarcerated voices and drive systemic change.

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.

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.

Eddy Zheng reflects on immigrating from Guangzhou to Oakland, his incarceration, and his community organizing that led to his founding the Asian Prisoner Support Committee and the New Breath Foundation.

Yolanda Johnson-Peterkin reflects on her experiences of incarceration, political organizing, and leadership in advancing prison reform and housing justice in New York City.

Rahsaan Thomas traces how self-education, legal advocacy, and media work inside San Quentin enabled him to transform his incarceration into a platform for storytelling, organizing, and policy change.

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.

Keith Peterkin reflects on his incarceration, reentry work, and leadership in youth justice, emphasizing mentorship, shared responsibility, and grounding advocacy in lived experience.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Stanley Howard discusses his coerced confession that led to his wrongful conviction, his work in forming the Death Row Ten to organize against police torture, and his advocacy work on the outside.

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.

Leah Faria reflects on her incarceration, personal growth, and advocacy for women and gender-expansive people, as well as building solidarity across racial divides in prison and her continued effort to center women’s voices in advocacy.

Cass Severe discusses her experiences with incarceration, the mentors that shaped her organizing, and her founding of Meet Her at the Gate, a reentry program for formerly incarcerated women in Newark.

Bernadine Dohrn and William Ayers discuss their roles in the movement to end the juvenile death penalty and their broader commitment to prison abolition.

Bill Ryan discusses his path from veteran and social worker to leading Illinois's anti-death penalty movement, sharing his death row connections and advocacy work.

Robin Turner reflects on her development as an educator and organizer, and her sustained work in housing justice and reentry support for formerly incarcerated women.

Sharon White-Harrigan reflects on her journey from incarceration to a commitment to education and community care. She shares how her advocacy for Black women and collective healing was shaped from her leadership roles while incarcerated.

Waleisah Wilson-Menefee discusses her journey from the foster care system incarceration to founding NewLife Second Chance Outreach and her advocacy for reentry support and criminal legal system reform.

ayoola mitchell reflects on her work as a trauma-healing practitioner and mitigation specialist, her decades of engagement inside prisons, and her commitment to survivor-centered healing and justice.

Lauren Hansen reflects on leading the Adams State University Prison Education Program and advocating for equity in higher education while centering system-impacted voices.

Susan Burton reflects on her experiences with violence, addiction, incarceration, and long-term work building community-based alternatives to punishment.

Charles Hoffman narrates his work as a lawyer and advocate in the movement to abolish the death penalty, recounting decades of legal defense, coalition organizing, and efforts to shift public understanding of capital punishment.

Charlotte Garnes reflects on growing up in South Georgia, her passion for education, and her advocacy work. She discusses founding ReNForce to empower justice-impacted people through reentry, workforce development, and community.

Regnarian Jenkins discusses his incarceration, reentry experiences in Philadelphia and New York City, and the development of his advocacy work focused on housing, employment, and support services for formerly incarcerated people.

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.

Teresa Njoroge discusses her wrongful conviction and her founding of Clean Start Africa to advance reentry support, leadership development, and reforms led by system-impacted women.

Linda Evans recounts her evolution from antiwar student activism into decades of organizing, incarceration, and advocacy for incarcerated women and abolitionist movements.

Katrina Butler narrates her experiences of incarceration, reentry, and community advocacy, emphasizing the role of faith, mentorship, and education in supporting resilience and personal growth.

Chanel Rhymes traces her journey from early experiences of criminalization to her development as an advocate, detailing the roles and organizing work that ultimately led to her leadership at the Northwest Community Bail Fund.

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.

Alice Kim reflects on her work with the Campaign to End the Death Penalty and organizing efforts against capital punishment in Illinois. She also discusses her political development and organizing against life without parole sentencing.

Anisah Sabur reflects on her experiences of incarceration and her leadership in advancing legislation that supports directly impacted women, emphasizing healthcare access and women’s leadership in advocacy and reentry efforts.