Abigail Glasgow and Joel Castón

Glasgow is a prison abolitionist and freelance writer, who spoke to Castón for this piece. She spends a majority of her time working with organizations like The Healing Project or Empowerment Avenue whose work seeks to humanize those impacted by systemic violence. Castón is the first person in Washington, D.C. to be elected to public office while incarcerated, garnering local and nationwide attention as Ward 7F's Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner in 2020. He is the co-founding mentor of the Young Men Emerging (YME) community at the DC Jail and author of Currency Catchers, a series of investment modules available on Amazon