Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. I had just turned 19 years old when I entered Washington state’s prison system in the spring of 1995. A recent ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. On Dec. 5, 2023, hundreds of people stood on the yard in groups organized by race. This was done purposefully to ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. It’s 3 a.m. I’m awakened by the smell of human feces and the sound of a flushing toilet from my neighbor next ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. We will never get back the time we lost while incarcerated: the missed birthdays and holidays with family and ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Miami, May 9, 2025 – The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and Prison Journalism Project (PJP) proudly ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In prison, one of the most important things I can do is keep in touch with family. When they come to visit, it’s ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In June 2023, I woke up in intense pain. It felt like someone had jammed a wrench into my shoulder socket, ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. There’s a poster on the wall in my prison unit, at the Washington State Penitentiary, that says a lot about the ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Kelly was a 69-year-old, partially paralyzed amputee when he was wheeled into my prison cell with his oxygen ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Editor’s Note: Prison Journalism Project editors have verified the identities and incarceration status of every ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. I grew up with artwork hanging on the walls of my house, but I never paid much attention to it. The images just ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. “Whiz!” Brring!” went the incessant chime of the defective doorbell. My 16-year-old-self slept on as my mom’s one ...