Survivor Chronicles: Free Them All
Welcome to Survivor Chronicles: Free Them All, a podcast by Survived & Punished NY. We are a collective by and for survivors, organizing for the abolition of prisons and policing with the understanding these systems do not protect survivors, but further endanger them. Since 2017, we’ve been organizing with criminalized survivors in NY State prisons.
This podcast is part of our mass clemency campaign. Survivors who were criminalized for their acts of survival are now banding together to demand clemency from Governor Kathy Hochul, who can free anyone she wants with the stroke of a pen. Despite proclaiming herself pro-survivor, she refuses to grant them clemency, offering survivors nothing but policing and cages.
Together, we're saying: enough. These are the stories of survivors and their loved ones who have been abandoned and betrayed by the state of New York. These are also stories of resistance, resilience, connection across prison walls, and of refusing the logic of disposability underlying the US prison system.
Throughout the season, we’ll put calls to action in our show notes as episodes come out. We want you to learn about the harms of the carceral system and the re-victimization survivors are subject to, but we also want you to join us in the fight. Please look out for ways to get involved and follow our campaign on Instagram and Twitter at survivepunishny, or visit www.survivedandpunishedny.org/. Survivor Chronicles was made possible by the support of NYC Connect and Focus for Health. Writing and producing by Jade Abdul-Malik. Podcast art by Mon M.
Survivor Chronicles: Free Them All
Latest Episodes
Survivor Chronicles: Tami and LaQuintae's Story
As a heads up, this episode contains mentions of sexual violence, suicide, and abuse.In 2025, Tami Eldridge—who’s 25 years into a sentence of 57 to life—was invited to speak at Chief Judge Rowan Wilson’s State of the Judiciary....
Survivor Chronicles: Sara's Story
As a heads up, this episode contains discussions of sexual abuse/assault, self-harm, and domestic abuse.Sara Kielly is a trans woman and criminalized survivor serving a 25 years to life sentence at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. Fr...
Survivor Chronicles: A Conversation with Mariame Kaba
In this bonus episode, co-founder of Survived and Punished Mariame Kaba speaks to two S&P NY organizers, Senora (Nori) and Sojourner. This conversation was held virtually, so you may hear some audio glitches. There is mention of domestic an...
Survivor Chronicles: Taliyah's Story
As a heads up, this episode contains discussions of domestic violence and child sexual abuse. Taliyah Taylor had to handle more as a young person than most people do in several lifetimes. Her father abused her mother and brother, th...
Survivor Chronicles: Assia's Story
This is Assia Serrano's story.Assia is a mother, an immigrant, and a criminalized survivor who served 17 years for her survival actions. She was resentenced and released under the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act, only for New Yor...
