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.
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.
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.
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.
Activism and Advocacy, Mass Incarceration, Surviving Violence
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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.