Rhiannon is a loving mother and wife who is advocating for better living conditions in prisons. She discusses her husband's experiences before and during the pandemic, and she shares her experiences as a wife, mother, and advocate for the incarcerated.
Jim Buffington, Chief Operating Officer of Bridges To Life, shares how his life was impacted by violence and criminal justice system, and how it shaped his view on healing and forgiveness.
Stacy Bowen shares her perspective on growing up with a parent who was incarcerated, her experience of witnessing her children being incarcerated, and the effects of generational incarceration.
Devan Harral talks about her experience with incarceration as a youth and battling substance addiction. Devan also talks about raising her child alone due to the other parent being incarcerated.
Mass Incarceration, US Criminal Legal System, Surviving Violence
Summary
Shawnee Ray discusses the struggles her family faced when her daughter was incarcerated, and how her perception of the criminal justice system has changed since.
Hayley Pokorski discusses both her family’s and her own relationship with mass incarceration and state violence and describes how the system perpetuates harm and trauma.
Vickie Kerr (Roberts) is the mother of two formerly incarcerated daughters. Vickie describes the parental role she played in the lives of her grandchildren and how she took care of herself and her family during her daughters’ sentences.
