5 10 125 https://shelteringjustice.texasafterviolence.org/files/original/015863653def3c8a2cefb634a01be00b.jpg 3faf7ff797c19233774e4edbf9a4a897 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mourning Our Losses Collection Subject The topic of the resource Materials sent to <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mourning Our Losses</a>, a crowd-sourced memorial to honor the lives of people who died in prisons, jails, and immigration detention facilities in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Description An account of the resource This collection contains letters, memorials, photographs, and other records shared with Mourning Our Losses over the course of their efforts to memorialize those who died in prisons, jails, and detention centers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mourning Our Losses</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mourning Our Losses Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 2020-present Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North America--United States Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mol00050 Title A name given to the resource Portrait drawing of Lewis Lee Description An account of the resource This pencil-and-paper portrait drawing of Lewis Lee was created by Mourning Our Losses volunteer EJ Joyner to accompany Lewis's memorial, which reads in part: " Daniel Lewis Lee was executed on July 14th in Terre Haute, Indiana. His killing was the first federal execution in seventeen years, and the first of four planned for this summer. Born on January 13, 1973, in Yukon, Oklahoma, Daniel was just 47 years old. We mourn his death and the conditions in which he died. Daniel’s execution was a site of intense controversy over the past few months, as the coronavirus made it difficult for his lawyers to work on his case. For three months, leading up until the week before his execution, Daniel did not see his lawyers and could not have confidential conversations with them. Furthermore, his lawyers were unable to conduct investigations or have face-to-face interviews with witnesses." <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/memorials/daniel-lewis-lee?rq=lewis%20lee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">To read Daniel's full memorial, please visit Mourning Our Losses.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource EJ Joyner Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/memorials/daniel-lewis-lee?rq=lewis%20lee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mourning Our Losses</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource public -- CC BY-NC-ND 4.24 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .jpg Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource art Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North America--United States-- https://shelteringjustice.texasafterviolence.org/files/original/d2d2c5b3d4d6e486db4b76a955e40282.jpg 64146f52b60aebf7af8adb0b1c6339e9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mourning Our Losses Collection Subject The topic of the resource Materials sent to <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mourning Our Losses</a>, a crowd-sourced memorial to honor the lives of people who died in prisons, jails, and immigration detention facilities in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Description An account of the resource This collection contains letters, memorials, photographs, and other records shared with Mourning Our Losses over the course of their efforts to memorialize those who died in prisons, jails, and detention centers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mourning Our Losses</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mourning Our Losses Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 2020-present Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North America--United States Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portrait drawing of Dana December Smith Description An account of the resource This portrait drawing of Dana December Smith was created by Mourning Our Losses volunteer EJ Joyner to accompany Dana's memorial, which reads in part: "On September 13th, 2020, Dana December Smith passed away from COVID-19 at the age of 54. Originally from Logan, West Virginia, Dana was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and was honored with full military rites. He is survived by his elderly mother." <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/memorials/dana-december-smith" target="_blank" rel="noopener">To read Dana's memorial in full, please visit Mourning Our Losses.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource EJ Joyner Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/memorials/dana-december-smith" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mourning Our Losses</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource public -- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .jpg Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Art Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mol00052 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North America--United States-- https://shelteringjustice.texasafterviolence.org/files/original/bf36b436fa000348a3a7a3560154ffb0.jpg 9156c72ffb5f5f352ce213718ab51b62 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mourning Our Losses Collection Subject The topic of the resource Materials sent to <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mourning Our Losses</a>, a crowd-sourced memorial to honor the lives of people who died in prisons, jails, and immigration detention facilities in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Description An account of the resource This collection contains letters, memorials, photographs, and other records shared with Mourning Our Losses over the course of their efforts to memorialize those who died in prisons, jails, and detention centers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mourning Our Losses</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mourning Our Losses Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 2020-present Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North America--United States Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portrait drawing of George Hayes Description An account of the resource This portrait drawing of George Hayes was created by Mourning Our Losses volunteer EJ Joyner to accompany George's memorial, which reads, in part: "George Hayes III left this world on June 4th, after spending a month at Mountain Vista Medical Center for COVID-19 complications. Born on September 18th, 1977 in Yuma, Arizona, George was only 42 years old when he died. He contracted the virus while incarcerated in Florence State Prison in Arizona. He is survived by his seven brothers and sisters. George loved music. Some of his favorite genres to listen to were reggae, country, and hard rock. As a member of the Cocopah Tribe in Arizona, George was also a Traditional Bird Singer and performed at special ceremonies. While he was incarcerated, George bonded with friends over his love for music and exchanged CDs with them. <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/memorials/george-hayes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">To read George's memorial in full, please visit Mourning Our Losses.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource EJ Joyner Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/memorials/george-hayes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mourning Our Losses</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource public -- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .jpg Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource art Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mol00053 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North America--United States-- https://shelteringjustice.texasafterviolence.org/files/original/c8adb95047837852fe161e9efa6c3bf5.jpg efada8118cc990d6c17088fa8824d7de Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mourning Our Losses Collection Subject The topic of the resource Materials sent to <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mourning Our Losses</a>, a crowd-sourced memorial to honor the lives of people who died in prisons, jails, and immigration detention facilities in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Description An account of the resource This collection contains letters, memorials, photographs, and other records shared with Mourning Our Losses over the course of their efforts to memorialize those who died in prisons, jails, and detention centers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mourning Our Losses</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mourning Our Losses Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 2020-present Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North America--United States Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portrait drawing of Pedro Arias Description An account of the resource This portrait drawing of Pedro Arias was created by Mourning Our Losses volunteer EJ Joyner to accompany Pedro's memorial, which reads in part: "Pedro Arias—or, as his friends called him, Pete—was born in 1963. He grew up with his mother, Adeline Rodriguez, and a few siblings. His home environment, however, was not conducive to a safe and healthy childhood, and those familiar with Pete’s upbringing describe it as harsh and troublesome. Pete was incarcerated at San Quentin Prison in California and survived 30 years on Death Row. He remained close with Delores Garcia, a friend since childhood, who had a daughter of her own; at the time of Pete’s incarceration, he and Delores were planning to get married. Delores recalls how Pete sent her daughter letters from jail. At the time, Delores’s mother, Marie Alvarado, echoed these sentiments, testifying that Pete “had always been respectful to her, always called her ‘mom,’” expressed remorse for his actions, and “wrote to her from jail when she was in the hospital with pneumonia. . . . On August 9, 2020, Pete succumbed to the coronavirus and passed away at an outside hospital. He was barely 58 years old." <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/memorials/pedro-pete-arias" target="_blank" rel="noopener">To read Pedro's memorial in full, please visit Mourning Our Losses.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource EJ Joyner Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/memorials/pedro-pete-arias" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mourning Our Losses</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource public -- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .jpg Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Art Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mol00054 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North America--United States-- https://shelteringjustice.texasafterviolence.org/files/original/8a4bce6db1c1792c22dac6bf3e402f08.jpg 6945b677f01a7f252f228f50d2f2cc1b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mourning Our Losses Collection Subject The topic of the resource Materials sent to <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mourning Our Losses</a>, a crowd-sourced memorial to honor the lives of people who died in prisons, jails, and immigration detention facilities in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Description An account of the resource This collection contains letters, memorials, photographs, and other records shared with Mourning Our Losses over the course of their efforts to memorialize those who died in prisons, jails, and detention centers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mourning Our Losses</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mourning Our Losses Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 2020-present Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North America--United States Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portrait drawing of Ricardo Williamson Description An account of the resource This portrait drawing of Ricardo Williamson was created by Mourning Our Losses volunteer EJ Joyner to accompany Ricardo's memorial, which reads in part: "Ricardo Williamson loved to sing for his family. He enjoyed classics like Michael Jackson, The Temptations, and The O’Jays. “You had to hear him,” his niece Nina Kemp told NJ.com. “He had a nice little soft voice. A real smooth dude.” Ricardo, who had eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, was a “wonderful man,” his niece says. He spread joy, despite his health challenges; he suffered from at least three chronic medical conditions that required intensive medical treatment. Ricardo passed away at the age of 62 on Sunday, May 10, at the Central Reception and Assignment Facility in Trenton, New Jersey. While the facility declined to confirm the cause of death, citing medical privacy rules, New Jersey’s prisons had the highest COVID-19 death rate in the nation in May. The state’s prison system has been heavily criticized for its response to the pandemic and it initially took weeks to provide masks and hand sanitizer to incarcerated individuals." <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/memorials/ricardo-williamson?rq=ricardo%20williamson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">To read the full memorial for Ricardo, please visit Mourning Our Losses.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource EJ Joyner Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/memorials/ricardo-williamson?rq=ricardo%20williamson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mourning Our Losses</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource public -- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .jpg Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource art Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mol00055 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North America--United States-- https://shelteringjustice.texasafterviolence.org/files/original/ba849a493646055c4a23563c1483da1e.jpg ef21eeb450aebc2d103d8525b9a3ab7e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mourning Our Losses Collection Subject The topic of the resource Materials sent to <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mourning Our Losses</a>, a crowd-sourced memorial to honor the lives of people who died in prisons, jails, and immigration detention facilities in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Description An account of the resource This collection contains letters, memorials, photographs, and other records shared with Mourning Our Losses over the course of their efforts to memorialize those who died in prisons, jails, and detention centers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mourning Our Losses</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mourning Our Losses Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 2020-present Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North America--United States Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portrait drawing of Susan Farrell Description An account of the resource This portrait drawing of Susan Farrell was created by Mourning Our Losses volunteer EJ Joyner to accompany Susan's memorial, which reads in part: "Susan Farrell spent a large portion of her life and her last days in Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Ypsilanti, Michigan. On Wednesday April 8, 2020, she passed away at 74 years old. Susan is remembered by her laugh and being an endearing friend. An anonymous friend writes to the UCLA Covid Behind Bars Project, “She was one of my best friends during my 2 year stay. We played scrabble almost every day, often 2 or 3 times a day, and I loved her laugh.” <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/memorials/susan-farrell" target="_blank" rel="noopener">To read Susan's memorial in full, please visit Mourning Our Losses.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource EJ Joyner Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/memorials/susan-farrell" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mourning Our Losses</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource public -- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .jpg Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource art Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mol00056 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North America--United States-- https://shelteringjustice.texasafterviolence.org/files/original/8217abd2ebd5f51a63e2082a5dc1dcea.jpg 7af9e7fd5571762ba07ec0da6b09249a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mourning Our Losses Collection Subject The topic of the resource Materials sent to <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mourning Our Losses</a>, a crowd-sourced memorial to honor the lives of people who died in prisons, jails, and immigration detention facilities in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Description An account of the resource This collection contains letters, memorials, photographs, and other records shared with Mourning Our Losses over the course of their efforts to memorialize those who died in prisons, jails, and detention centers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mourning Our Losses</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mourning Our Losses Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 2020-present Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North America--United States Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portrait drawing of Troy Ashmus Description An account of the resource Portrait drawing of Troy Ashmus by EJ Joyner. Troy Ashmus passed away from complications of COVID-19 on July 20, 2020. Troy died in a California hospital after contracting the virus while incarcerated at San Quentin. He was 58 years old. <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/memorials/troy-ashmus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">To read Troy's full memorial, please visit Mourning Our Losses.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource EJ Joyner Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mourning Our Losses Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource public -- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .jpg Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource art Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mol00057 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North America--United States-- Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/memorials/troy-ashmus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mourning Our Losses</a> https://shelteringjustice.texasafterviolence.org/files/original/97a3cdfe3854066b8727764e01d1506a.jpg 3ccff1b93ab0e854e5da0ce8624c01e4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mourning Our Losses Collection Subject The topic of the resource Materials sent to <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mourning Our Losses</a>, a crowd-sourced memorial to honor the lives of people who died in prisons, jails, and immigration detention facilities in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Description An account of the resource This collection contains letters, memorials, photographs, and other records shared with Mourning Our Losses over the course of their efforts to memorialize those who died in prisons, jails, and detention centers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mourning Our Losses</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mourning Our Losses Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 2020-present Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North America--United States Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portrait drawing of Anthony Cheek Description An account of the resource This portrait drawing of Anthony Cheek was created by Mourning Our Losses volunteer EJ Joyner to accompany Anthony's memorial, which reads in part: "Anthony Wilbert Cheek was gearing up to come home to a new career and a loving family. After serving 18 years out of a 20-year sentence in Lee State Prison in Georgia, he was so close. But, Anthony never got the chance to start his new life. Instead, he passed away on March 26, 2020 at the age of 49, after testing positive for COVID-19." Anthony was the first incarcerated person in the United States known to have died from Covid-19. <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/memorials/anthonycheek" target="_blank" rel="noopener">To read Anthony's full memorial, please visit Mourning Our Losses.</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource El Joyner Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/memorials/anthonycheek" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mourning Our Losses</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource public -- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .jpg Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource art Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context mol00051 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant North America--United States--Georgia--Lee County--Leesburg--Lee State Prison Relation A related resource <a href="https://shelteringjustice.texasafterviolence.org/items/show/124" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reading of Anthony's memorial by Michelle Alexander</a> https://shelteringjustice.texasafterviolence.org/files/original/f08e8c3a0371a30199dc5c1f4a8f76c8.png c8877464fda6be0805bf24b24a60847d https://shelteringjustice.texasafterviolence.org/files/original/d4a5d89592d2fd499d17c9eedff52f90.png fc0839889dfa0eefbe11bae3953622ea https://shelteringjustice.texasafterviolence.org/files/original/b0d48325a4cb30bd8b1d15f54edfe624.pdf d8fc22c6e557ef0d4accee6bc250ffd3 Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Player html for embedded player to stream video content Vimeo Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Amy Kamp Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Eric Martinez, Samantha Benavides Location The location of the interview Austin, TX Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 1:55:44 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interview with Eric Martinez & Samantha Benavides Description An account of the resource Sam Benavides is a recent college graduate of Texas State University, where she earned her degree in Public Administration and Political Communication. She is from Laredo, Texas, and currently works as a Campaign Fellow with Mano Amiga in San Marcos, Texas, where she focuses on communications as well as centering the voices of directly impacted individuals in legal reform advocacy efforts. She previously worked with MOVE Texas, a statewide nonpartisan nonprofit organization that works to build power in underrepresented youth communities. It was through her work with MOVE that she met the Mano Amiga team, and formally joined the organization in the summer of 2020. Eric Martinez is the Policy Director for Mano Amiga. Eric’s political evolution began in libertarian anarchist circles and drifted towards employment in right-wing research think tanks, where he focused on local governance issues fighting against developers. He gladly left that life behind, over what he saw as inconsistent application of anti-violence principles on matters of immigration and the criminal legal system. and has since developed profoundly and rapidly, earning him an invitation to work directly for the county’s top elected official, a progressive democrat and fellow college dropout, the Hays County Judge, where Eric helped lead a criminal legal system assessment identifying the cost of the local jail had risen 7000% in 5 years. He then left to lead Mano Amiga full time, where along with the team, he successfully advocated for the state's of Texas's only Cite & Release Ordinance, brought a revolving community bail fund to Hays County: The Bail Project, and advocated for $5 million in ARP funding to go towards establishing a public defender's office. Based in San Marcos, Mano Amiga was formed out of a need to organize and campaign against the detainment and deportation of undocumented people in the US. Today, Mano Amiga has expanded their goals to advocate for criminal justice policy reform in Hays and Caldwell Counties. <div style="padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;"><iframe style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/630541673?badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" title="Interview with Eric Martinez and Samantha Benavides"></iframe></div> <script src="https://player.vimeo.com/api/player.js"></script> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Eric Martinez, Samantha Benavides Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Texas After Violence Project Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 10, 2021 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Amy Kamp, Jane Field Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource public -- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">What does this mean?</a> Relation A related resource <a href="https://shelteringjustice.texasafterviolence.org/items/show/166">Interview with Karen Munoz</a> Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Interview Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context tav00122 Cite and Release Civil Rights Activism Hays County Jails Mano Amiga Policing Prisons Protests San Marcos TX https://shelteringjustice.texasafterviolence.org/files/original/757a23dc73a5d5520f36082eddd17735.pdf 13afc14005aaf25f6dafe2ad65c6cbba Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mourning Our Losses Collection Subject The topic of the resource Materials sent to <a href="https://www.mourningourlosses.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mourning Our Losses</a>, a crowd-sourced memorial to honor the lives of people who died in prisons, jails, and immigration detention facilities in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Description An account of the resource This collection contains letters, memorials, photographs, and other records shared with Mourning Our Losses over the course of their efforts to memorialize those who died in prisons, jails, and detention centers during the Covid-19 pandemic. 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