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Texas After Violence Project
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Activism and Advocacy, Mass Incarceration, US Criminal Legal System
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Texas After Violence Project
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Activism and Advocacy, Murder and the Death Penalty, US Criminal Legal System
Community
Texas After Violence Project
Category
Mass Incarceration, US Criminal Legal System, Surviving Violence
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Shawnee Ray discusses the struggles her family faced when her daughter was incarcerated, and how her perception of the criminal justice system has changed since.
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Texas After Violence Project
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Activism and Advocacy, US Criminal Legal System, Visions of Justice
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Andrew describes his views evolving from reformist to abolitionist, his political and religous leadership roles, and the meaning of community and love.
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Texas After Violence Project
Category
Activism and Advocacy, Mass Incarceration, Surviving Violence
Summary
Maggie Luna discusses her 20 years spent overcoming a drug addiction, her experience with incarceration, and her path to regaining the rights to her child.
Community
Texas After Violence Project
Category
Mass Incarceration, Surviving Violence
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Vickie Kerr (Roberts) is the mother of two formerly incarcerated daughters. Vickie describes the parental role she played in the lives of her grandchildren and how she took care of herself and her family during her daughters’ sentences.
Community
Texas After Violence Project
Category
Mass Incarceration, Surviving Violence
Summary
Nadia Kerr describes what imprisonment was like alongside her sister while her mother raised her children for her.
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Texas After Violence Project
Category
Mass Incarceration, Surviving Violence
Summary
Hayley Pokorski discusses both her family’s and her own relationship with mass incarceration and state violence and describes how the system perpetuates harm and trauma.
Community
Texas After Violence Project
Category
Activism and Advocacy, Murder and the Death Penalty, US Criminal Legal System
Community
Texas After Violence Project
Category
Activism and Advocacy, Murder and the Death Penalty, US Criminal Legal System
Community
Texas After Violence Project
Category
Activism and Advocacy, Police Violence, Surviving Violence
Summary
Anthony Evans shares his experience with police violence, his subsequent journey to recovery, and his spiritual beliefs.