Jared Deveraux, Idaho Carceral Studies Conversations

Jared Deveraux is recently paroled from Idaho Dept. of Corrections after serving 5 years of a 20 year sentence for Grand Theft-Embezzlement. Prior to incarceration Jared was grinding away at a Fine Arts Doctorate at Texas Tech. He previously had received a Master’s in Theatre from Idaho State, and his Bachelor’s from BYU. Jared is the father to 6 amazing children. In addition to enjoying his new release from prison, Jared is looking forward to publishing his prison memoir “Devils, Fires, Thieves and Liars-Groomed for the American Gulag."

In this conversation, Deveraux discusses the connection between race, incarceration, and capitalism. He explains how his experience in prison taught him to understand how racism cannot be eradicated without ending mass imprisonment. In the discussion of private prisons and spending time in a facility located in Texas (under contract with Idaho), he discusses the impact of being separated from his community and family.