Interview with Maurice Chammah
Title
Interview with Maurice Chammah
Description
Maurice Chammah is a journalist and staff writer for The Marshall Project. In this late 2020 interview, Maurice discusses his work as a journalist exploring the overlap between the COVID pandemic and incarceration. He gives an overview of several of his pieces that have developed since the beginning of the pandemic. He mentions work on advocacy in small-town Texas, tracking medical conditions in jails and prisons across the country, executions during a time of quarantine, and more. Maurice reflects on how the pandemic is highlighting and exacerbating issues in the criminal justice system. This interview was conducted virtually by Murphy Anne Carter on November 10, 2020.
Creator
Maurice Chammah
Publisher
Texas After Violence Project
Contributor
Murphy Anne Carter, Emily Henry, Casey Herz, Raquel Iridian Garcia
Rights
public -- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Format
.mp4
Language
English
Type
interview
Identifier
tav00112
Coverage
North America -- United States -- Texas -- Austin
Interviewer
Murphy Anne Carter
Interviewee
Maurice Chammah
Location
remote
Duration
1:25:36
Collection
Citation
Maurice Chammah, “Interview with Maurice Chammah,” Sheltering Justice, Texas After Violence Project, accessed October 12, 2025, https://shelteringjustice.texasafterviolence.org/items/show/60.