When I was young, I did not feel in possession of my voice, let alone that it mattered. At 24, I was incarcerated. Over the years, I have cultivated enough experience and wisdom to confidently say ...

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When I arrived at the Central Treatment Facility of the Washington D.C. Jail, in March 2022, I quickly noticed problems. For one, the women on my unit only had access to two functioning showers. Women ...

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Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In Pendleton, Oregon, about 200 miles east of Portland, there is an apiary with nearly a dozen honeybee colonies.

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In late September 2023, I was still getting to know my way around Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility when ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Most prisons lack the modern technology that people outside the walls use to entertain themselves and stay ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 3:27 a.m.: Awakened by my cellmate’s toilet flushing, I lie in bed and contemplate getting up to watch television ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Mule Creek State Prison resident Walter Deckert got out of bed the morning of April 4, 2023, and wandered into ...

Prison Journalism Project (PJP) allows comments on its social media accounts because we want to hear from you. We want to build community and we want to exchange ideas and resources. We monitor our ...

Prison Journalism Project, which trains incarcerated writers to be journalists and publishes their stories, is looking for a part-time contract Art Director. The ideal candidate will have experience ...