Prison Journalism Project
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An independent national nonprofit initiative that trains incarcerated writers in the tools of journalism and publishes their stories. Support our work:
We are four days away from Reimagining Justice. We'll be joined by Jason Gorham, Joe Garcia, Geneva Phillips. Special remarks by Jamie Silvonek and Kwaneta Harris.
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A cactus flower blooming in the hospice garden, surrounded by other succulents and plants. Patient Ralph Marcus said he hadn’t seen a plant up close since before his incarceration.
This year, PJP published impactful stories by incarcerated writers across the country. Help us keep this work going by supporting our year-end campaign.
As we near the end of 2025, we asked writers inside to interview their peers about the holidays — how facilities change, how people take care of one another, what they’re grateful for, and what is most difficult about this time of the year. Here's what one person had to say:
PJP contributors asked people in their prisons what holidays are like behind bars. Here’s what one person had to say.
In today’s email, we’re showing you the impact your donation can have right now.
Prison Journalism Project is a nonprofit newsroom that equips incarcerated people with the skills and platform to report on life inside. Here are some of the stories PJP writers have published in top media outlets in 2025.
"This is the building where I stay, and these are some of my neighbors. Some days there are 89 of us, some days there are 94. It’s hard for me to make friends because the prison moves everyone here so frequently, usually to other buildings but also to other prisons."
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