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Kirsten Ricketts is an activist who runs an organization that helps individuals who have been recently released from prison. Kirsten herself is formerly incarcerated and understands the reentry process firsthand. Her husband is also currently…

David Johnson is an activist and community organizer in Austin, Texas. He is the Criminal Justice Organizer for Grassroots Leadership, He says in his interview, "I want to see things like people saying no one needs to go to prison for life. No one…

Maggie Luna is a graduate of Anthony Graves Smart Justice Speakers Bureau at Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. During Texas’ 2019 legislative session she participated as part of the Women’s Legislative Team, which…

Lauren Byrd-Moreno is an activist with a loved one currently incarcerated. As a co-planner for a rally to bring attention to TCDJ conditions, she believes that the robust response and recent activism shows that, "The majority of the population is…

Casey Phillips is the founder of Texas Prisons Air-Conditioning Advocates, which was created after her husband was incarcerated. Phillips' focus on prison conditions has only expanded, and she discussed what it means to have a loved one, with serious…