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.

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.

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.

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.

Brian Kaneda discusses his political development, his work with the Los Angeles chapter of CCWP, and his broader organizing against prison expansion in California.

Selina Fulford discusses her experiences with incarceration, addiction, education, and advocacy for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women.

Stephanie Hammerwold narrates her involvement in prison abolition organizing, highlighting her work with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners and advocacy for incarcerated individuals.

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.

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.

Zoe Dorado discusses her development as a youth organizer, writer, and abolitionist in the East Bay and Southern California.

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

Katie Dixon discusses her political development, her incarceration in California’s juvenile system, and her work on policy advocacy, gender justice, and prison accountability.

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.

Elizabeth “Leesa” Nomura discusses her experiences with incarceration and her abolitionist organizing with the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Gregory McNeal discusses his experiences growing up in Chicago’s Henry Horner Homes, his federal incarceration, and his work mentoring young people and formerly incarcerated individuals.

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.

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.

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.

Sappho Fulton, activist and founder of Women Beyond Borders, discusses her experiences with incarceration, reentry, and advocacy for system-impacted communities.

Cynthia White discusses her childhood, organizing while incarcerated, and her advocacy following her release.

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

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

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.

Lonnie Morris discusses his upbringing, decades of incarceration, and his long-standing commitment to violence prevention, restorative practices, and healing.

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.

Monica Cosby reflects on her incarceration, her development as an abolitionist organizer inside prison, and her continued advocacy centered on community care, housing justice, and the abolition of life-without-parole sentencing.

James “Jimmy” Soto discusses his political education, experiences with incarceration, and decades of organizing as a jailhouse lawyer in the Illinois prison system.

Orlagh Bewley, a longtime member of the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP) discusses her experiences with incarceration and her advocacy on behalf of incarcerated women.

Sol Mercado discusses her experiences with incarceration, community organizing, and her work promoting healing and reentry support through environmental and gardening initiatives.

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.

Maria Montes Arvizu discusses her upbringing, her family's experiences with incarceration, and her work supporting incarcerated women and gender-nonconforming people.

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.

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.

In this interview, Erin Neff, discusses her path into prison advocacy, her work with Writing Warriors, and her involvement in organizing around women’s prisons and community-based support.

Jeffrey Denson reflects on three decades of political education and collective organizing inside of Illinois prisons and his ongoing reentry, youth mentoring, and community work after release.

Judy Greenspan reflects on their early activism through community organizing, their advocacy for political prisoners and incarcerated people living with HIV, and their role in founding the California Coalition for Women Prisoners.