Episode 4 of Free World features the incomparable Rep. Tarra Simmons, the first formerly incarcerated state legislator in Washington state history. Rep. Simmons is an elected official, a lawyer, an advocate, a mother, and the Executive Director of the Civil Survival Project. In this episode, she details her incredible journey to the Washington state legislature to our hosts Norma and Shone. You’ll hear how her time in prison and immediately following shaped her future, how she is a force for generational change, and about the things we don’t always talk about for women in reentry.