Texas After Violence Project

In 2009, the Human Rights Documentation Initiative (HRDI) partnered with the independent, Austin-based nonprofit organization, Texas After Violence Project (TAVP), a human rights and restorative justice project that studies the effects of interpersonal and state violence on individuals, families, and communities. Its mission is to build a digital archive that serves as a resource for community dialogue and public policy to promote alternative, nonviolent ways to prevent and respond to violence. The HRDI is working with TAVP to ensure the long-term preservation and access of its digital video testimonies, transcripts and organizational records.

Please note that many of these interviews contain descriptions of violence. Although the content itself is not visually graphic, the material may still be upsetting to some viewers. For more specific details about an interview's content, please refer to its abstract.

Texas After Violence Project Collection

• TAVP All Interviews
• TAVP Interviews with Activists, Advocates, Religious Actors, and Service Providers
• TAVP Interviews with Families of Individuals Executed by the State
• TAVP Interviews with Families of Individuals Who Died in Police, Jail, or Prison Custody
• TAVP Interviews with Formerly Incarcerated People
• TAVP Interviews with Law Enforcement Officials
• TAVP Interviews with Lawyers, Judges, Jurors, and Other Legal Actors
• TAVP Interviews with Scholars, Researchers, Journalists, and Media Witnesses
• TAVP Interviews with Survivors of Violence