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This portrait drawing of Alexander Pettiway was created by Mourning Our Losses volunteer EJ Joyner to accompany Alexander's memorial, which reads in part:"Alexander Reginald “Reggie” Pettiway was a North Carolinian through and through. He grew up in…

Portrait drawing of Eric Spiwak

Portrait drawing of Miguel Arciba

Portrait drawing of Layfierre R. Mitchell by EJ Joyner. Layfierre Rodeiquez Mitchell, or “La La” as he was known by his loved ones, was a gentle giant, at 6-foot-4-inches tall. Layfierre died on April 17, at a hospital in Owensboro, Kentucky, nine…

Portrait drawing of Denise Nagrodski

Photo of Donald Leroy Brown

A poem by Demetrice Crite

An essay by Demetrice Crite

David Johnson is an activist and community organizer in Austin, Texas. He is the Criminal Justice Organizer for Grassroots Leadership, He says in his interview, "I want to see things like people saying no one needs to go to prison for life. No one…

"To work in a kitchen in prison is a worst nightmare."

"Note: Ingles is not my first language, so you'll find a bunch of mistakes but I would appreciate is someone could correct my work or just put it out like that."