“I was violated too. My daughter was violated when we went there with strip searches and stuff like that, with abusive talk. It was just so shocking.” -Anna Pastoressa

Title: I Was Violated Too

Collection: Digital Storytelling

Theme: Family/Visitation

Summary: Narrators discuss the family and visitation on Rikers Island. This includes accounts of family who have visited and the trauma associated with the visitation process, which is very long, and the emotional effects of being visited and facing the impact that one’s incarceration has on loved ones.
Narrators: Anna Pastoressa, Tahtianna Fermin, Davon Woodley, Kandra Clark, Gary Gordon

Creators: Alejandra Morante

Producer: Regina Campbell

Date Created: March 26, 2021

Full interviews for Anna Pastoressa, Tahtianna Fermin, Davon Woodley, Kandra Clark, Gary Gordon can be accessed here.