Series:

Narratives of Justice:Criminal Justice Activism in Los Angeles

Topic:

Community History

Social Movements

Community Activism

Biographical Note:

Director of the ACLU of Southern California's Jails Project.

Interviewer:

Pace, Keenan

Interviewee:

Lim, Esther

Persons Present:

Lim and Pace

Place Conducted:

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California offices

Supporting Documents:

Records relating to the interview are located in the office of the UCLA Library's Center for Oral History Research.

Interviewer Background and Preparation:

The interview was conducted by Keenan Pace, interviewer for the UCLA Center for Oral History Research. Pace holds a master's degree in public policy from the University of California, Irvine.

Processing of Interview:

The interviewer prepared a timed log of the audio recording of the interview. The interviewee was given the opportunity to review the log in order to supply missing or misspelled names and to verify the accuracy of the content but made no changes.

Length:

4.5 hrs

Language:

English

Copyright:

Interviewee Retained Copyright

Audio:

Series Statement:

The Narratives of Justice oral history series documents issues related to the criminal justice system in California through interviews with a variety of people who seek to reform that system. It includes interviews with individuals who provide services to at-risk youth; individuals engaged in community-based reentry services for people leaving prisons and jails; and activists in other areas related to criminal justice reform.

Family history and childhood—Early knowledge of police and gangs—Racial dynamics in school—Parents—Beginning of law enforcement career—Criminal Justice education—Work with police—Work with child welfare--Work with sex offenders—Change from within the system—Graduate school—Therapeutic work with sex offenders—Work at juvenile facility

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