Sheltering Justice: Stories from the Intersection of COVID-19 and Mass Incarceration aims to document, archive, and share stories about the real time impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives, health, and well-being of our communities and the compounding impact of incarceration.
Recently, Program Coordinator Murphy Anne Carter reflected on a year of this work, writing "Each conversation, meal log, passing anecdote, and illustration has created an account that animates, complicates, and gives texture to the reality of state-sanctioned violence during a pandemic." Read her essay here.
If you are interested in participating, we invite you to contribute material to this collection here.
If you are interested in being interviewed about your experience, please fill out this interest form.
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Interview with David Johnson
David Johnson is an activist and community organizer in Austin, Texas. He is the Criminal Justice Organizer for Grassroots Leadership, He says in his…
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Interview with Amite Dominick
At the time of this interview, Amite Dominick was the Vice-President of the Texas Prisons Air-Conditioning Advocates, and a former board member of…
Interview with Marina Roberts
Marina Roberts is a public-school teacher, union member, and community organizer living and working in Austin, Texas. During her interview, Marina…