The Virginia Department of Corrections operates one of the larger state prison systems in the American South, managing facilities under persistent pressures of understaffing, safety concerns, and high recidivism. This recording examines the impact of dialogic practices introduced into that context, tracing what changes when staff and incarcerated people engage in structured dialogue rather than purely transactional or punitive interaction. The session draws on direct experience from within the system, grounding claims about dialogue's effects in the specific conditions of Virginia's correctional facilities rather than in abstract principle. Outcomes discussed include shifts in institutional culture, staff relationships, and the behaviour of those held in custody.