Interview with Margarita (Maggie) Luna
Title
Interview with Margarita (Maggie) Luna
Description
Margarita (Maggie) Luna is a incarceration rights advocate and Hogg Foundation Peer Policy Fellow at the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition (TCJC). As a formerly incarcerated person, Maggie has acute knowledge of the neglect, abuse, and mistreatment incarcerated people are subjected to inside Texas prisons. In this interview, Maggie discusses her current advocacy work within her fellowship. She speaks about the various outreach and reform efforts relating to parole release during the COVID-19 shutdown and how they all went ignored by Governor Abbot. Maggie also discusses the vicious cycle of incarceration and recidivism. While still inside, Maggie met with a formerly incarcerated recovery coach that showed her that she could have a life in the free world. Maggie is continuing to fight for fair treatment in Texas prisons. This interview was conducted on November 3, 2020 via Zoom by interviewer Gabriel Solis and narrator Margarita (Maggie) Luna.
Creator
Margarita Luna
Publisher
Texas After Violence Project
Date
November 3, 2020
Contributor
Gabriel Solis, Emily Henry
Rights
Relation
Format
.mp4
Language
English
Type
interview
Identifier
tav00109
Coverage
North America--United States--Texas--Austin
Interviewer
Gabriel Solis
Interviewee
Margarita Luna
Location
Remote
Duration
32:57
Collection
Citation
Margarita Luna, “Interview with Margarita (Maggie) Luna,” Sheltering Justice, Texas After Violence Project, accessed October 12, 2025, https://shelteringjustice.texasafterviolence.org/items/show/46.