Texas prisons are instituting 15-day lockdowns for drug offenses. These long lockdowns might increase violence and damage relationships.

PJP believes that the only way to expand journalism behind bars and shed light on the U.S. prison system is to work together.

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. “What are you going to do with your check?” asked Ellis C. We were sitting on a bench in the dayroom waiting for ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. January 28, 2026 – Prison Journalism Project (PJP), a national nonprofit that trains incarcerated writers in ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Education was always a challenge for me. By the time I was in second grade, my mom could no longer help me with ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. When I came to prison as a 37-year-old, I had already been working since high school. Back then, I would attend ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. It’s no secret our food sucks. Terrible meals behind bars are as predictable as California sunshine. Most people ...

Who do you accept submissions from? We specialize in publishing stories by people who have experienced jail and prison firsthand. That means we accept stories from writers who are incarcerated or ...

Prison Journalism Project publishes stories that help readers understand what life is like inside the prison system and provide perspectives on ways the system can be improved. We also like to publish ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. On Oct. 27, 2023, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, a 125-year-old veterans service organization, opened its ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. For more than half of my life, I have not been free. I was sent to prison when I was 15 years old for ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. A childhood photo of the author holding her brother Isaac. (Photo courtesy of Claire Tak) “Outside/In” is an ...