This oral history interview was conducted with Saundra Sanders by Kristin Adair in Washington, D.C. Saundra Sanders was born in 1962 in Washington, D.C. She talks about being raised at 19th and Maryland Ave NE. She gave birth to her only child, a son, just after her graduation from Dunbar Senior High School in 1980. She discusses how she became involved in drug use and criminal activity. In 1984, she was incarcerated for the first time, serving six years. She talks about how she came to spend a total of 20 years cycling in and out of the judicial system due to addiction. Saundra has been clean since 2004 and her last incarceration ended on July 5, 2005. She was released from parole supervision in February 2008. Her adult son has also spent time in the judicial system. Saundra shares how she dedicated her life to giving back to those that share her lived experience, including as a founding member of the Women of the WIRE.