Oral History Archive

Started in March 2021, the Oral History Project came from our desire to learn about what it was like advocating for incarcerated clients during such a terrible time in U.S. prisons and jails, as well as hear from advocates about the experience of their clients. We wanted to collect these stories as a way to create a record of this work for researchers, reporters, and other interested people, as well as to create a learning resource for future advocates who might face similar constraints. This collection of interviews with attorneys and others who advocated on behalf of their incarcerated clients allows us to hear firsthand accounts of what it was like to do this work during the pandemic.