From The Appeal:
More than 70 million people in the United States have criminal convictions on their records, which can impede their ability to obtain an education, parent their children, find housing, or secure employment.
Ingrid Archie is the Organizing Director for TimeDone, an organization dedicated to removing barriers for formerly incarcerated people. Like many other formerly incarcerated women, she is a mother and domestic violence survivor who experienced years of trauma before she was locked up.
“I was removed from my mom at the age of 7. I was adopted out into my dad’s side of the family and ran away eventually,” Archie told The Appeal. “When I would not go to school or something like that, no one asked why I wasn’t going to school … I was never asked, ‘How can I help?’”
Below is The Appeal’s interview with Archie, which has been edited for clarity. Continue reading >>>
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