Interference Archive interviewed Survived and Punished NY, a coalition of defense campaigns and grassroots groups committed to eradicating the criminalization of survivors of domestic and sexual violence, and the culture of violence that contributes to it. This radio interview features two members of the S&P New York chapter, Will Willis and Maureen Silverman.

This interview is part of a series of Interference Archives interviews with S&P NY members:

• Audio Interference 77.2: Archiving Abolition – Jessica Paradiso: In this episode of Audio Interference, we’re sharing reflections from Jessica Paradiso, a survivor on the inside. Prison walls create barriers to communication. Through our collaboration, we’re bridging this information gap by sharing the experiences of folks on the inside with those on the outside, as well as archiving Survived & Punished’s organizing strategies to free all who are incarcerated.
• Audio Interference 77.3: Archiving Abolition—Andrea Benson: Letters from Comrades on the Inside: In this episode, we hear from Andrea Benson, a contributor to Survived and Punished’s Inside-Outside Newsletter about her experiences as an incarcerated person and her thoughts on justice and abolition.
• Audio Interference 77.4 Archiving Abolition—Annette Farrell: Letters from Comrades on the Inside: In this episode, we hear from Annette Farrell, a contributor to Survived and Punished’s Inside-Outside Newsletter about her experiences as an incarcerated person and her thoughts on justice and abolition.
• Audio Interference 77.5: Archiving Abolition—Alisha Walker: In this episode of Audio Interference, we’re sharing reflections from Alisha Walker, a survivor on the inside.
• Audio Interference 77.6: Archiving Abolition—A Quarter of a Century: In this episode, we hear “A Quarter of a Century,” a song by Ivie, a comrade on the inside whose story is uplifted by Survived and Punished. It references her campaign to free herself from a 25 to life sentence and was recorded over the phone from Bedford Hills prison, a maximum security correctional facility in Bedford Hills, NY. In the middle of the song, you’ll hear an accompanying rap by another comrade, Sassi, who is also incarcerated at Bedford Hills.