"When you consider the age of New York prisons, the lack of cooling makes sense, in a way. The state has four maximum security prisons that were built in the 1800s"
"We each have our own essentials that help us get through, and it helps to already have those items on hand. We also can never predict when lockdowns are going to happen."
You could click on the story below to learn how to make a Fat Bastard, or you can help us with @prisonjourn's summer fundraiser to raise $10,000 in two weeks — or both. (This one won't raise your cholesterol: https://t.co/VqvWdbpLnd)
How can nonprofit news execs balance daily demands with long-term goals? @ttauchi of @prisonjourn will be at #INNDays24 to share tactics for stepping back and achieving meaningful results.
Just because I'm a @warriors fan doesn't mean I can't absolutely love this piece about the humanity of rooting for the @nyknicks while serving a life sentence. @prisonjourn@USATODAY
I’m Watching The Knicks’ (@NYKnicks) 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.
This article was published in partnership w/@USATODAY.
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🚨We're so excited to announce the launch of “A Prison Writer’s Guide to Media Writing,” a first-of-its-kind journalism handbook for incarcerated writers.
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Many of you read and shared Joe Garcia's essay in the New Yorker about listening to Taylor Swift while in prison. Hoping you'll consider donating to the Prison Journalism Project (@prisonjourn) which helped get that piece published (a short thread) https://t.co/apitzA3yD2
Love the positive energy of @janelleretka’s beautiful illustration for @prisonjourn’s cover story — she captured the theme of transformation so perfectly.
We all have soundtracks that we live our lives to, but this one — PJP writer Joe Garcia's connection to Taylor as he zigzags through CA's prison system — is beautiful and searing. As a newcomer to her music, I want to take a deeper dive, thanks to Joe.
We are so proud of PJP contributor Joe Gracia, whose essay on listening to Taylor Swift in Prison was published by the New Yorker.
Thank you to everyone who has been reading and sharing this piece.
If you haven't already, please give it a read: https://t.co/e3W6VFnI1j
The New York State Prison agency rescinded rules blocking incarcerated writers and artists from publishing their work, a day after @nysfocus exposed the policy. https://t.co/fYZ2kOYNKf
We’ve also included a print-exclusive lesson on writing for multiple audiences & a Q&A w/@MarshallProj's @lawbartley on his breakthrough in the journalism industry. H/T to @KateMcQueen, the paper’s ME, @Cmpalmiter, who created the layout, and @Ttauchi, who designed the cover art.
"With nothing else better to do than count the cracks in my wall, I drew this picture to represent the struggles and needs of North Carolina prisoners. I truly believe that those closest to the problems are the ones who are closest to the solutions."
"I was interviewed by NPR, & I was subsequently placed in long-term solitary confinement for several years as a result of the interview & my inside organizing." https://t.co/2LIEcuh8fi