Interview with Savannah Eldrige

Interview with Savannah Eldrige

Savannah Eldrige is the founder of Be Frank 4 Justice, an organization that seeks to maintain family bonds, create positive outcomes, and advocate for incarcerated rights. Eldrige is also a co-founder of Coalition to Abolish Slavery-Texas (CAST) which is a partner of the Abolish Slavery National Network (ASNN). Both CAST and ASNN seek to abolish any legal premise of slavery that exists in national and state constitutions. Savannah is continually impacted by the carceral system, as both her brothers and her step-son are all incarcerated; she felt called to post-conviction work after the arrest and conviction of her brother, Frank. She began advocating for those on the inside who are often ignored by the media and the policy makers. In this interview, Savannah discusses the difficulties incarcerated folks have trying to re-enter the free world and the continual harm that the system perpetuates. Savannah also discusses the murder of George Floyd and how systemic racism impacts the black community and the continued racial disparity seen in US prisons. She highlights the importance of continuing to love, support, and care for loved ones on the inside because with that support and love, justice is possible. This interview was conducted on August 19th, 2020 via Zoom by interviewer Celeste Henery and narrator Savannah Eldrige.

Savannah Eldrige

Texas After Violence Project

19 August 2020

Celeste Henery, Emily Henry

public -- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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English

interview

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North America -- United States -- Texas

Celeste

Henery

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