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.

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. 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. In early July, I attended what I thought was a routine doctor’s appointment in the medical department of ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In June last year, sometime after I arrived at the holding area of the Jennifer Road Detention Center, outside ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. When people hear the phrase “prison pen pal,” they often respond with a stink face. “They’re just looking for ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. For the majority of people behind bars, working a job is not optional. The 13th Amendment abolished slavery and ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. I stood alone in my new cell nearly naked, covered only by a thin smock. I felt raw, exposed. Mentally, I was at ...