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Pencil drawing

Joseph Lawrence Jones pencil drawing

Pencil drawing of Susan Farrell

Monique Joseph is the Holistic Services Director at Restoring Justice in Houston, TX. After her husband was wrongfully convicted, Monique began her journey working in reform and advocacy. The mistreatment her husband receives inside and the systemic…

Jorge Antonio Renaud is a writer, poet, and activist. In this interview, he discusses the intersections of abolition, incarceral justice activism, COVID-19, police brutality, and immigration policies. Through this discussion, it is clear that all of…

Alycia Welch is the Associate Director of the Prison and Jails Innovation Lab at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at UT Austin. In this interview, Alycia speaks about her work to dismantle the gender gap behind bars. Alycia works to create policy and…

Karen Munoz is the co-founder of Mano Amiga, a Central Texas organization that focuses on immigration and incarceration rights and reform. In this interview, Karen discusses the importance of organizing at a community level and the impact of…

This interview contains descriptions of sexual assault.

Sarah Marloff is an award winning journalist and Arts Editor for the Washington City Paper. Sarah reports mostly on LGBTQ+ rights and culture, arts and culture in DC, and the criminalization…

Sam Benavides is a recent college graduate of Texas State University, where she earned her degree in Public Administration and Political Communication. She is from Laredo, Texas, and currently works as a Campaign Fellow with Mano Amiga in San Marcos,…

At the time of this interview, João Paulo (JP) Connolly was the Organizing Director of the Austin Justice Coalition. In this role JP has helped the greater Ausftin community to fight against extreme policing and police violence, housing and…