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Interview with Demitrus Wood on experience in Washington prison system
No full textDemitrus Wood describes his experience in solitary confinement, what Washington Department of Corrections calls the Intensive Management Unit (IMU). Demitrus describes cultural groups in the state prisons, with a particular emphasis on the Native cultural group and the relationships between cultural groups. He also describes time spent in solitary confinement and his ultimate focus on education and self-betterment
Interview with Benjamin Brockie and Marie Wiley, with additional comments from Demitrus Wood, on cultural groups in Washington prison system
No full textBenjamin and Marie discuss the role of cultural groups in Washington prisons, specifically among Native Americans and among Black Americans. They discuss the work of these cultural groups in fostering education, empowerment, and mutual aid among incarcerated people, as well as connections to family, cultural heritage, and outside supporters. The discussion explores the differences between them as indigenous people’s religious rites are protected by the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, whereas other cultural groups have no such protection. They also discuss the difference gender makes in the formation, surveillance, and regular practice of cultural groups in men’s prisons versus women’s prisons.Cultural groups, education, and religion in Washington prison
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Interview with Chris Blackwell about COVID-19 in WA prisons
No full textChris Blackwell discusses the experiences of covid in prison and how the state prison system has changed as a result of covid. Calling in from the Washington Corrections Center, Blackwell primarily discusses that institution and the Washington State Reformatory at Monroe. The oral history covers access to personal protective equipment, the response of prison staff, the use of solitary confinement, and disruptions to education and other prison programming. This interview took place in a session of a class on the History of Mass Incarceration and includes questions from students enrolled in the class
Interview with Travis ComesLast on experience during COVID-19 pandemic in Washington prisons
No full textTravis ComesLast discusses his experience being incarcerated at Airway Heights Corrections Center in Airway Heights, Washington, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic between 2020 and 2023. Travis describes how the Washington State Department of Corrections’ policies to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in prisons drastically impacted his access to basic necessities like showers, medical care, and time outdoors, as well as his ability to communicate with his loved ones and participate in programming and education. He also discusses his months long stay in the facility’s makeshift quarantine accommodations in the gym. Throughout his incarceration, Travis has dedicated himself to counseling others through addiction, and he comments on how the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to substance use and addiction in prison
Interview with Demitrus Wood on experience in Intensive Management Unit/solitary confinement
No full textDemitrus Wood describes his experience in solitary confinement, what Washington Department of Corrections calls the Intensive Management Unit (IMU). Demitrus describes cultural groups in the state prisons, with a particular emphasis on the Native cultural group and the relationships between cultural groups. He also describes time spent in solitary confinement and his ultimate focus on education and self-betterment. This interview took place in a session of a class on the History of Mass Incarceration and includes questions from students enrolled in the class
Interview with Art Longworth on experience in Washington prison system
No full textArt Longworth discusses his 37 years in prison in the context of Washington’s turn to excessive sentences in the 1980s. Art describes the violence he witnessed in prison, organizing by lifers and others with long sentences, and his own journey to becoming a writer. As someone who was “state raised,” Art also talks about the foster-care-to-prison pipeline. This interview took place in a session of a class on the History of Mass Incarceration and includes questions from students enrolled in the class. This interview took place in a session of a class on the History of Mass Incarceration and includes questions from students enrolled in the class
Interview with Gail Brashear on women’s incarceration
No full textGail Brashear discusses her 25 years in prison, which began when she was sent to adult prison at 15 years old. Gail talks about the differences between women’s and men’s prisons on issues like programming, parenting, and interpersonal relationships among incarcerated people. In addition to her own experience, Gail discusses the historical research she has been part of on the incarceration of women and girls in Washington in the early twentieth century. This interview took place in a session of a class on the History of Mass Incarceration and includes questions from students enrolled in the class