”It All Fell On Me”: Caught in the Chaos of Criminalized Survival -with Michelle Horton

In September of 2017, Michelle Horton was instructed to pick her niece and nephew up from a local police station. She had few further details. In the days that followed, Michelle was shuffled between meeting her sister’s confidant, to meeting lawyers, to learning the ins and outs of the local jail, to learning—little-by-little—the reason her sister was even in one.

 

This week, we hear the story of criminalized survival from the family member who lives through its damages. From her quick-study in legal defense, to raising her sister’s children, to witnessing, now, three trials, Michelle’s life has been wholly centered on saving her sister. And she won’t be stopping there.

 

Come for an exclusive interview with the tenacious sister of Nicole Addimando. Stay for the stories Michelle and I refuse to stop telling.