About Zhi Kai 

Portrait by Lamavis Comundoiwilla

Zhi Kai H. Vanderford is a 56 yrs old, driven activist, writer and artist for human rights. A transmale, life prisoner, he has been incarcerated 36 consecutive years between California, Oklahoma, and Minnesota prisons. Zhi Kai is a paralegal, with a Bachelor's in Communications and dual minors in Business Mgt. & Sociology. He is currently working on his MBA. Zhi Kai's works are intermittently showcased on various websites and he welcomes remote work projects.

Visual Description: A framed portrait of Daniel Pirkel on the left wearing a blue and yellow shirt with a solid brown background, accompanied by their framed statement. Framed underneath is Prikel’s censored text. 

A framed black and white pencil on paper portrait of Elizabeth Hawes with a scale in the background, accompanied by their framed statement. Framed underneath is Haws’s censored text. 

A framed colored pencil on paper portrait of Derek Trumbo with a yellow background, accompanied by their framed statement. Framed underneath is Trumbo’s censored text. 

Near cell wall:
On the right is a framed photograph of Kwaneta Harris, accompanied by their framed statement. Framed underneath is Harris’s censored text. 

On the left is a framed photograph of Zhi Kai in their graduation gown and cap, accompanied by their framed statement. Framed underneath is Kai’s censored text.