Tasha Carter Beasley stated, "When I was raped, I didn't have a microphone in front of me; I didn't have ears to listen to me. I was a prisoner, and I didn't have a voice then, but I have one now... this has been a long road of memories of somebody's penis in my mouth that shouldn't have been there, memories of me doing things that I was forced to do."
Ben Crump emphasized the urgency for action, declaring that survivors would not keep quiet, asserting their collective demand to City Hall for better protection against systematic abuse in the prison system.
The rally—organized on the anniversary of the Adult Survivors Act—was a critical moment for survivors who shared their painful accounts of abuse in order to raise awareness and prevent further incidents.
Survivors at the Foley Square rally expressed the importance of their stories being heard, not only for their healing but to advocate for a safer prison environment for all incarcerated individuals.
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