☀️ TOMORROW is the day! Our editorial director Mason Bryan and audience engagement fellow Kashawn Taylor are kicking off the Bridging the Gap conference with their workshop on an innovative way to work with incarcerated writers. If you're attending, make sure to look for them! https://lnkd.in/eUswJEsM
Prison Journalism Project
Writing and Editing
Claymont, DE 7,225 followers
An independent journalism organization that aims to create the first nationwide network of prison journalists.
About us
We are an independent non-partisan journalism organization that works with incarcerated writers and those impacted by incarceration to train them in the tools of journalism and help them reach a wide audience through our publication as well as through collaborations with mainstream media. The genesis of our organization is based on a simple question: how can we unleash the enormous power of journalism to elevate and amplify the voices so often left out of the public conversation about justice and imprisonment in our society? We believe that the deep reforms that are necessary to fix the U.S. criminal justice system can only happen by shifting the narrative. Intentional, responsible and well-crafted journalism from within the incarcerated community can break stereotypes, bring more transparency and drive change. Our solution is to provide the necessary training to create the first nationwide network of prison journalists who know the system from the inside.
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http://prisonjournalismproject.org
External link for Prison Journalism Project
- Industry
- Writing and Editing
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Claymont, DE
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2019
Employees at Prison Journalism Project
View 34 employees at Prison Journalism Project
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2093 Philadelphia Pike #1054
Claymont, DE 19703, US
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"On the “walk,” anyone can chime in, but no one can see you. The walk is the term people in solitary confinement at Southeast Correctional Center, in Missouri, use to describe the open area around and between our cells, which includes the hallway and dayroom. We speak from our cells behind closed doors. We are locked down for nearly 23 hours a day, so conversations across the walk are often our only form of social interaction." https://lnkd.in/eNsxU7Rw
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During the self-help course, classmates shared stories and formed deep bonds while they worked on improving themselves. https://lnkd.in/eJuV23ws
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"I first thought I’d transplanted a weed or shrub. Now Groot is so large, I think it’s a tree." https://lnkd.in/e6nznsHN
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After more than a decade of misdiagnoses and delayed care, a doctor told Raymond Gregg his cancer had spread to his brain. "Gregg often feels dizzy and gets blindingly painful migraines. He doesn’t like looking in the mirror anymore. His once handsome face has gone haggard. His hair, once brown with a touch of gray around the temples, is white and thin. His cheeks are drawn and there is no sparkle left in his eyes. Though he has trouble getting around, Gregg refuses to use a cane. Instead, he walks slightly bent, tottering back and forth. He describes it as “a controlled stagger.” At nearly all times, he is escorted by two or three fellow vets in case he loses his balance. My friend had the misfortune to develop one of the worst kinds of cancer you can get in prison." https://lnkd.in/ergSC__B
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"Through an apparent security flaw, unauthorized users seem to be winning access to other people’s accounts — and money. And even though federal regulators have paid attention to the company in previous years, problems persist." https://lnkd.in/eRG8cahB
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Nikki was expelled from school as a teen. In prison, while working toward her GED diploma, she discovered her passion for education. In addition to being a tutor, Nikki is currently a student in Commonwealth University’s 24-credit Rehabilitative Justice certificate program. Recently, she taught herself calculus as a challenge. https://lnkd.in/dFPFtmwu
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In 2024, Darrell wrote about watching the New York Knicks playoff run from prison: The team hasn’t won a championship in over 50 years, but their recent success gives me hope as I seek clemency from life without parole. https://lnkd.in/ejjTWpT3
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M.R. wrote about a new lockdown policy in their federal prison in Alabama, a policy she says came with a new captain who came from men’s federal penitentiary. “At Aliceville, if the people in the commissary lobby are not quiet enough, everyone is sent back to their unit. If the doors of the rooms in the units are not kept open, the entire unit is locked down. If the women are not quiet enough in the library, they shut the library down.” https://lnkd.in/eXGAVYxd
