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"To many times we are FORCED to Act innappropriatly to get a Ear to Listen and the Medicol and few officers would Rather Lie than Really Help

In this follow-up to her June 8, 2020 interview, Lauren Bryd-Moreno shares updates on her advocacy efforts and her husband’s position within Texas prisons. Lauren has participated in numerous phone zaps, mail-ins, and rallies advocating for better…

Lauren Bryd-Moreno began engaging in prison reform advocacy when her husband was incarcerated, and has increased her efforts with the onset of COVID-19. In this interview, she outlines the various areas of the prison system that she has learned about…

picture and poem from Larry Harris

"My perspective and experience in prison during the pandemic"

Kirsten Ricketts is an incarcerated rights and re-entry advocate with a loved one on the inside. In this follow up to her 2020 interview, Kirsten speaks about the impacts of 2021 winter Storm Uri in Texas prisons. Specifically, she speaks about the…

Kirsten Ricketts is an incarcerated rights advocate with a loved one on the inside. As a formerly incarcerated person herself, she deeply understands the abuse and injustices that incarcerated people face on the inside and in the free world. Using…

Kimberly Judd’s husband of 18 years is currently incarcerated in the Texas Prison system. In this interview, Kimberly describes the inhumane conditions incarcerated people are subjected to under the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ).…

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…

Kambri Crews is an author, comedian, and incarcerated rights advocate from East Texas. In this follow-up to her 2020 interview, Kambri discusses her father’s death in incarceration in 2020 and her battle with TDCJ. Kambri’s father passed shortly…