Per(Sister): Incarcerated Women of Louisiana
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Wilkeitha Washington

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Wilkeitha Washington

I am 31 years old right now. I've been in and out of jail since I was 15, just making bad decisions, being a product of my environment.... At 19, I became a parent and went to selling drugs.

In Her Words
So, I'm Tired (for Wilkeitha Washington)
Victor Atkins for the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
Soul Fire (for Wilkeitha Washington)
Victor Atkins for the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
They Buggin' (for Wilkeitha Washington)
Victor Atkins for the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra

Listen above to Wilkeitha Washington’s story as interpreted into new pieces of music by Victor Atkins for the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra.