Interview with Kirsten Ricketts, Pt. 2
Title
Interview with Kirsten Ricketts, Pt. 2
Description
Kirsten Ricketts is an incarcerated rights and re-entry advocate with a loved one on the inside. In this follow up to her 2020 interview, Kirsten speaks about the impacts of 2021 winter Storm Uri in Texas prisons. Specifically, she speaks about the living conditions that her husband and hundreds of others faced in wake of the storm. Kirsten also speaks on the introduction of House Bill 2793. If this bill were to pass, it would require that the parole panel provide actions that one can take if denied parole in order to be approved. Additionally, this bill calls for an individual programming and needs/risk assessment to be completed at 45 days after incarceration, instead of 120. Kirsten advocates for restorative justice, as she feels the mental, physical, and educational needs of incarcerated folk are not met, thus making it difficult to re-enter the free world. Kirsten also shares that folks at the Darrington Unit were able to get vaccinated due to an electric outage, and hopes people at other units can have the option to be vaccinated soon. This interview was conducted via Zoom on March 4th, 2021 by interviewer Murphy Anne Carter and narrator Kirsten Ricketts.
Creator
Kristen Ricketts
Publisher
Texas After Violence Project
Date
03-04-2021
Rights
Relation
Format
.mp4
Language
English
Type
interview
Identifier
tav00113
Coverage
North America--United States--Texas
Interviewer
Murphy Anne Carter
Interviewee
Kirsten Ricketts
Location
Remote
Duration
57:35
Collection
Citation
Kristen Ricketts, “Interview with Kirsten Ricketts, Pt. 2,” Sheltering Justice, Texas After Violence Project, accessed October 12, 2025, https://shelteringjustice.texasafterviolence.org/items/show/113.