CHICAGO, Mar. 20, 2025 – Prison Journalism Project (PJP), a national nonprofit that trains incarcerated writers in the tools of journalism and publishes their stories, has entered into a ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. East Hall of Arkansas Department of Corrections’ Cummins Unit has always been rowdy. But since the COVID-19 ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. It’s flu season here at Washington State Penitentiary, just as it is everywhere else. This year has been ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. I first realized I like boys at a pool party at my best friend’s house when I was 12. I stayed after everyone ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In November, Californians voted to keep using forced labor in the state’s prison system. This will be old news to ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Farting can be quite serious in prison. When you’re locked in a small cell with another person for extended ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. My introduction to an intricate, effective communication network known as “lines” came immediately after arriving ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Filthy cells and hallways. No showers or laundry. Insufficient medical care. All programming and visits cancelled ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In my many years inside, I have seen jails and prisons in North Carolina become de facto rehab and mental health ...

Three writers from three state prisons on the view from inside during a chaotic period in New York prison history.

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