Interview with Jennifer Toon, Pt. 2
Title
Interview with Jennifer Toon, Pt. 2
Description
Jennifer Toon is a journalist, incarcerated rights advocate, and currently works as the Community Advocacy Manager at AVP. In a follow-up to her 2020 interview, Jennifer offers a personal perspective on how COVID-19 and Winter Storm Uri have affected the women incarcerated in Texas prisons. Jennifer speaks from her own experiences with the H1N1 pandemic inside Texas prisons, and the experiences she is hearing from her friends and loved ones who are still inside. Specifically, Jennifer speaks about the disparity between COVID-19 regulations and procedures when concerning the incarcerated women versus staff, visitors, and government officials. She states that the constant mistreatment and intimidation used by TDCJ and CO’s leads to a distrust for the government, which then impacts the women’s safety when it comes to vaccines and illness. Mostly, Jennifer is concerned for her loved ones still on the inside and their continued well being during COVID-19, vaccine rollouts, and Winter Storm Uri. Jennifer shares the story of CJ, a friend of hers who recently died of COVID-19 in the Mountainview Unit. Jennifer hopes that by sharing CJ’s story, policy regarding Texas prisons can change. This interview was conducted on March 9th, 2021 via Zoom by interviewer Murphy Anne Carter and narrator Jennifer Toon.
Creator
Jennifer Toon
Publisher
Texas After Violence Project
Date
03-09-2021
Contributor
Casey Herz, Emily Henry, Murphy Anne Carter
Rights
Format
.mp4
Language
English
Type
interview
Identifier
tav00114
Coverage
North America--United States--Texas--Travis County--Austin
Player
Vimeo
Interviewer
Murphy Anne Carter
Interviewee
Jennifer Toon
Location
Remote
Original Format
mp4
Duration
1:01:22
Collection
Citation
Jennifer Toon, “Interview with Jennifer Toon, Pt. 2,” Sheltering Justice, Texas After Violence Project, accessed October 12, 2025, https://shelteringjustice.texasafterviolence.org/items/show/123.