🔴 A Grandmother's Return to the Classroom
https://mailchi.mp/prisonjournalismproject/grandmagoestocollege

Ms. Yvonne thought her GED diploma was the end of her educational journey. Then, her youngest grandson got into college.
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2026/08/04/how-one-womans-grandson-inspired-her-to-get-a-college-degree-in-prison/

At Idaho State Correctional Institution, the recreation department was once the center of life. Then came its fall.
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2026/08/04/why-is-recreation-important-in-prison/

What Happened When Staff at a Missouri Prison Allowed Trans Women to Wear the Clothes They Wanted?
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2026/08/06/what-happened-when-staff-at-a-missouri-prison-allowed-trans-women-to-wear-the-clothes-they-wanted/

"Those of us incarcerated in the Spokane area face the same dangers as other residents, but without the ability to make the same choices about our health or safety," writes Jeffrey.
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2026/08/05/washington-fires-spokane-prison/?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=PJP-Bluesky

How One Woman’s Grandson Inspired Her to Get a College Degree in Prison
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2026/08/04/how-one-womans-grandson-inspired-her-to-get-a-college-degree-in-prison/

I Advocated for a Return of My Prison’s Recreation Programs. Then I Was Transferred.
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2026/08/04/why-is-recreation-important-in-prison/

PJP's editorial director spoke with writer John J. Lennon about both the need and difficulty of reckoning with one’s crime in writing, and in life.
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2026/07/28/meet-the-prison-writer-john-j-lennon/?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=PJP-Bluesky

My Only Niece Was Born a Few Months After I Was Arrested for Murder. She Represented Hope for Me.
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2026/07/30/my-only-niece-was-born-a-few-months-after-i-was-arrested-for-murder-she-represented-hope-for-me/

“If you commit a crime and the judge says you’re going to spend 20 years in prison, that is the sentence: taking away your liberties, your right to vote, to do other things. The sentence didn’t include losing your leg from diabetes or losing your life from poor care.” Story via @thexylom.com
https://www.thexylom.com/post/washington-pennsylvania-louisiana-death-by-incarceration

Designed to help people with serious mental illness, Joliet Treatment Center repeatedly failed to prevent or respond to fires, despite two deaths. Story via @themarshallproject.org.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/07/24/prison-fires-joliet-illinois-mental-health

As back-of-house tutor in the food technology and hospitality class at his Michigan prison Christopher teaches two to five students a day to cook gourmet meals that about 70 staff members buy for $4 to $8, with proceeds going back into the class budget.
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2025/10/07/the-best-prison-job-is-teaching-residents-how-to-cook/?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=PJP-Bluesky

Cancer is the leading cause of death inside U.S. prisons, even though it is the second leading cause of death nationwide. While most people diagnosed with cancer outside prison survive at least five years, incarcerated people are far less likely to survive that long.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/34aMzxD4cmc

Who’s the best vendor for California prisons? A survey of residents in my facility shows a clear winner — as well as the downsides we can’t avoid.
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2026/07/28/best-prison-vendors/?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=PJP-Bluesky

Meet the Prison Writer John J. Lennon
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2026/07/28/meet-the-prison-writer-john-j-lennon/

Y'all can be the first to know that we reached our $15,000 goal over night! 🙌🏽

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It's too early in the morning for me to verify, but I'm pretty sure we hit that goal of 10 new donations from Bluesky.

🎵 Now close your eyes, and make that wish, think about and blow out your candle ...

Thank you, Bluesky!

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https://mailchi.mp/prisonjournalismproject/summerjuly27kites_2026

We're about $1,000 away from our goal! We have ONE day left. Triple your impact. Please quote repost this, if you can, and share why you support Prison Journalism Project or why you've donated before.

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News: Our summer campaign concludes tomorrow at midnight, which means time is rapidly running out to take advantage of the $15K matching funds provided by generous donors. Thanks to an additional $5K gift from a generous donor, every donation will now be tripled until those funds are exhausted.
https://prisonjournalismproject.fundjournalism.org/prisonjournalism-membership/?campaign=701S600000pKjzhIAC

Back in 2024, more than three dozen men who completed a journalism training program were honored with a graduation ceremony at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center.
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2024/07/22/prison-journalists-celebrated-san-quentin/?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=PJP-Bluesky

"People are losing purchased music and games, as well as emails and photographs from loved ones, without compensation." Story via @truthout.org
https://truthout.org/articles/incarcerated-people-lose-treasured-media-when-prisons-change-tablet-contracts/?utm_source=Prison+Journalism+Project+Inside+Story+Subscribers&utm_campaign=7b8fe4b92b-June28_InsideStory_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-d209fd71d2-488364920

We are now around $5400 away from our goal of $15000

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Happy Saturday! We're just $6,300 away from reaching our goal of $15,000. We only run two major fundraising campaigns each year, one in the summer and one at the end of the year. Help us continue to make this work possible by supporting ou work.

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A recent donor: "I believe that rehabilitation requires introspection and the pride of achieviement, and the stories I have read clearly show the value of your work in fostering that achievement.  And I believe in the humanity of all of us, on both sides of prison bars."

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We're now $6800 away from our goal!

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This dispatch from SCI Huntingdon in Pennsylvania about the time Luigi Mangione came to the state prison was our most-read story of 2025.
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2025/01/23/luigi-mangione-prison/?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=PJP-Bluesky

Q&A: Landmark Ruling in Pennsylvania Could Lead to Hundreds Being Resentenced
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2026/07/21/what-does-the-derek-lee-case-do/

Meet the Program Teaching Incarcerated People How to Code
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/2026/06/02/prison-coding-program/

Our newsletter page will get a refresh after this summer campaign. But I'm excited to share that there's now an option to sign up for Kites, our brand new illustrated newsletter, on the website. The next issue should be out soon.
https://prisonjournalismproject.org/newsletter/?utm_source=abovenav