Anthony Hingle Jr.

Office Assistant

Anthony was born and raised in New Orleans and was always a hard worker. He started working at the early age of 14 in NORD programs and the service industry, up until his incarceration at 18. He was also a self-taught barber in the community and perfected that craft while doing time as a means of surviving financially.  

On April 1st, 2021, after 32 years in Angola, Anthony’s conviction was amended, and he was released. While in Angola, Anthony grew, matured, and furthered his education by completing a Computer Technology course with Northwest Missouri Community College and a Carpentry Trade from Jumonville Technical College.

Anthony has always been one to help others and that passion has grown extensively through his experience working and caring for those in the infirmary wards and the medical dormitories while in Angola. Through his passion for helping others, he developed two programs, 1) “The Walk Through: The Reality of a Life Sentence” geared towards Re-Entry Mentees, and 2) “The Annual Patient Indoor Recreation Challenge” for the disabled and elderly. “The Walk Through: The Reality of a Life Sentence” gave Re-Entry Mentees with short sentences the understanding of a life sentence by way of spending time in the hospital wards talking with dying men that have spent 30, 40, or 50 years of their lives incarcerated.

Now that he’s home, Anthony wants to be a voice for incarcerated people who don’t always have one. He is an Ambassador for The Visiting Room Project (TVRP). TVRP began as a digital experience to allow the public to sit face-to-face with people in Louisiana serving life without parole (LWOP) to hear them tell their stories, in their own words. Anthony also sits on the Advisory Board for The Historic New Orleans Collection (THNOC) which is launching an exhibition in 2024 titled “Captive State: Louisiana and the making of Mass Incarceration.”

At VOTE, Anthony is focused on being a liaison between the incarcerated community and the free world. As the Office Assistant, Anthony is the first contact and face for many people reaching out to VOTE.