Prison Journalism Project
Oct 23, 2024 · Meet the Writers. Prison Journalism Project has published work by more than 735 writers, poets and artists in 41 states, Canada and the United Kingdom. You can read the biographies of our writers and their stories as they introduce themselves. Meet the Writers.
PJP Inside - Prison Journalism Project
PJP Inside. An article from the winter 2023 edition of PJP Inside (click to enlarge) PJP Inside is Prison Journalism Project’s award-winning print newspaper. Published four times a year, the paper teaches, inspires and models PJP-style journalism and is core to PJP Learning. It’s a way for our writers inside the walls to learn from one ...
About Prison Journalism Project
Bring transparency to the prison idustry by supporting the work of incarcerated journalists. Gain new insights through stories that range from thoughtful essays and commentary to features and news. Prison Journalism Project is a non-profit, non-partisan national organization that trains incarcerated writers to be journalists and publishes their ...
Life Without Parole Prison Sentence Means No Second Chances
Sep 21, 2022 · It means that a person is not deserving of a second chance, regardless of the changes they’ve made. To the world, they are perpetually defined by their worst decision and thus deserve to die behind bars. As for me, I was sentenced to three …
PJP’s Handbook - prisonjournalismproject.org
PJP’s Handbook. “A Prison Writer’s Guide to Media Writing” is a first-of-its-kind journalism handbook for incarcerated writers. Written by veteran journalists and educators Yukari Kane and Shaheen Pasha, the guide includes 14 instruction modules, stories from incarcerated writers, a style guide and a duty of care section. The handbook ...
Prison Newspaper Project - Prison Journalism Project
Prison Newspaper Directory. Prison Journalism Project’s prison newspaper directory is an active list of 21 operational prison publications across 12 states as of August 2024. We review our directory annually. The total number of included publications is down since we last updated this page in early 2023, due largely to our revamped standards ...
Poetry — Prison Journalism Project
Mar 28, 2024 · Poetry. This section includes poetry, songs and spoken word pieces depicting the realities, culture and emotions of incarcerated life. Subscribe to Inside Story to receive exclusive behind-the-scene looks at our best stories, as well as author profiles and other insights.
How We Work - Prison Journalism Project
Our work is grounded in a duty of care. We are committed to the physical, legal and emotional safety of our writers. We are also committed to the long-term sustainability of our organization so we can continue to support prison journalists across the country. Our work is focused on growth. We have developed a five-stage progression for our ...
How I Keep Hope Alive While Serving 150 Years in Prison
Mar 4, 2021 · How I Keep Hope Alive While Serving 150 Years in Prison. by Tariq MaQbool March 4, 2021. Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Prison Journalism Project is happy to share our writers and reporters ...
Prison Journalism Navigator
Prison Journalism Project’s vision is to help create a national network of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated correspondents, who can report on news, stories and lived experiences from inside and around prison for mainstream media. Over the past two years, our writers have reported on COVID-19 outbreaks, collected reactions to Derek ...