An incarcerated writer explains how switching communication platforms has made people lose access to old grievances and ...

An incarcerated writer reflects on how mail scanning affected his ability to connect with his son through personal letters.

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. [October 20, 2026] – The Prison Journalism Project (PJP), a national nonprofit that trains incarcerated writers ...

Jeffery Shockley reflects on barriers he faced in his lawsuit against the Pennsylvania prison system after staff broke his typewriter.

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. For three years while incarcerated, I experienced the digital world through a contraband cellphone, which ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. I entered my cell and found my cellmate babbling, a spaced-out look in his eyes. The pungent scent of burnt paper ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. There are too many examples of prison wringing wealth from its prisoners and their families. Inflated pricing on ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In the 1980s, awaiting my trial in jail, I underwent a rite of passage among many prisoners. I got a tattoo from ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers. Photos from Adobe Stock The toilets here have no seats or covers to mask ...