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

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. Marley is a blonde Labrador retriever. I knew her as a wiggly, happy dork who would lick my arms until they hurt.

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. [October 20, 2026] – The Prison Journalism Project (PJP), a national nonprofit that trains incarcerated writers ...

Several months ago, a group of women gathered in the common room of our maximum security prison. They were loud and rowdy. A young officer trainee instructed the women to quiet down, according to ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. One morning last summer, I went to wash up in the dorm’s community sink area shared by close to 130 men. As I ...

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 ...