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.

Deirdre Wilson discusses her experiences with incarceration, the abuse-to-prison pipeline, and her advocacy for incarcerated people and their families.

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

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.

Rosma Karlina narrates her experiences of incarceration in Indonesia and her work as a harm reduction advocate supporting incarcerated women and marginalized communities.

Ny Nourn discusses her background as a Cambodian refugee and domestic violence survivor, her incarceration and her organizing work at the intersection of criminal justice reform, immigrant rights, and gender justice.

Maurice Ward narrates his experiences of incarceration and reentry, highlighting his founding of J.I.I.V.E and his organizing work advancing civic engagement and advocacy for justice-impacted communities.

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.

Geraldine "Geri" Meyers, an organizer and advocate with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners, shares her experience of incarceration, healing work, and advocacy for incarcerated women.

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.

Joseph Doyle Hankins detailing his with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners and initiatives connecting research, advocacy, and incarcerated communities.

Rufus Ricks Jr. discusses his upbringing, incarceration in the Alabama Department of Corrections, and his involvement in the organizing that preceded the 2016 Alabama prison work stoppage.

Charles Parker discusses his upbringing in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, his experiences in the Illinois prison system, and his involvement in organizing inside and outside prison.

Corry Thompson, an organizer with Barred Business, discusses his experiences with incarceration and his subsequent advocacy for reentry and sentencing reform.

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

Tyisha Jackson, founder and executive director of Incredible Credible Messengers, Inc., reflects on her experiences of incarceration and founding a Brooklyn-based nonprofit that provides restorative justice programming and reentry support.

Karen Shain, a co-founder of the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP) and long-term prison abolition organizer, discusses her role in founding CCWP and her decades of organizing work.

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.