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. In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, I was hired as a full-time health care biohazard worker. My charge was to ...

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. 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. 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. “Whiz!” Brring!” went the incessant chime of the defective doorbell. My 16-year-old-self slept on as my mom’s one ...

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. In my Missouri prison, we suffer from a lack of basic health care. I know of many people who were ill last fall.

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. On Oct. 22, 2024, Toastmasters International celebrated the 100th anniversary of its first meeting. Emanon Gavel ...