HEAR US: DOCUMENTING THE CRISIS OF INCARCERATION

First hand accounts of the human impact and continued cruelty of criminalization, jails, prisons, and detention centers in the time of COVID-19.

Cassandra Greer-Lee

Chicago, IL
Pre-trial detention

Charles Hobbs

Miami, FL
An avoidable death by indifference

"When I was a kid, I almost drowned one time. I've always had a thing about suffocating."

Dino Caroselli

New York
Prison

Efrain Garcia

Miami
Caged on unaffordable bail.

Elder Qualls

Michigan
Juvenile Life Without Parole

Imani Mfalme

Knoxville, TN
Freedom Fighter and Organizer

Jody Hill

Michigan
Trangender Woman Caged in a Male Facility

Yusef Qualls

Michigan
Juvenile Life Without Parole

CURRENT PROJECTS

Advocacy storytelling collaborations between advocates, artists, and directly impacted people based on first hand accounts in order to raise awareness and drive action. So far: 132 Calls, Gasping For Justice, Surviving Miami, and Viral Monologues.

132 Calls

A story of love, institutional indifference, and death in a Chicago jail.

GASPING FOR JUSTICE

The People jailed in Prince George's County, Maryland refuse to be silenced. They are fighting back. These are their sworn statements, amplified.

Surviving Miami

As COVID-19 spreads in Miami-Dade County jails, people who are currently incarcerated, their families, and advocates are fighting to save lives.

Viral Monologues

The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues (COVID & Incarceration Edition) by playwrights and actors based on people impacted by criminalization.