2: Us and Them

Damaria Bates and Jimia Stokes started their jobs as mental health workers, full of hope. But soon, they saw signs of severe abuse-- mentally ill prisoners with injuries, drenched in tear gas. When they tried to report the problems, they say fellow staff retaliated against them. In this episode we go behind the walls with the two women, as they try to make changes from the inside out. As two of the only black women on the mental health staff, they say they navigated racism and harassment. They began to feel like it was impossible to do the job they came to do. Sign up for the Motive newsletter for the latest episode drops, behind-the-scenes stories, additional content and updates on events.

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2: Us and Them is an episode from Motive by WBEZ Chicago.

This episode is 00:40:54 long.

This episode was published on Apr 4, 2022.

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