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Jeffrey McKee

Jeffrey McKee is a writer incarcerated in Washington.

View of Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Connell, Washington
Posted inDispatch

It Costs a Lot of Money to Review My Electronic Prison File

by Jeffrey McKee September 20, 2023September 15, 2023
Keeping an insect like a praying mantis in prison can provide companionship.
Posted inKites

Meet Mannie, My Mantis Cellmate

by Jeffrey McKee March 6, 2023February 28, 2023
Sign above a bail bond office
Posted inPerspective

Bail Reform? How About Jail Reform

by Jeffrey McKee March 2, 2023February 22, 2023
Jeffrey McKee's solitary confinement cell at Monroe Correctional Complex in Washington.
Posted inKites

The Hole Ruined Me

by Jeffrey McKee October 21, 2022October 20, 2022
A program at a Washington prison brings in kittens to be fostered by the incarcerated men living there.
Posted inEssays & Memoirs

When My Cellie Was a Kitten

by Jeffrey McKee October 11, 2022February 22, 2023
A small gray mouse sits on the palm of an open hand.
Posted inPerspective

What a Dying Mouse Taught Me About the Death Penalty

by Jeffrey McKee September 20, 2022September 16, 2022
A man in prison holds a pink flower that he grew inside.
Posted inPerspective

The Art and Science — and Joy — of Growing Flowers in Prison

by Jeffrey McKee September 13, 2022September 8, 2022
Posted inKites

Frustration Mounts As Washington Prison Faces Staffing Shortage

by Jeffrey McKee August 10, 2022August 8, 2022
Posted inPerspective

Mental Health Services Lacking in Washington Prisons

by Jeffrey McKee May 13, 2022August 12, 2022
Posted inOpinion

Prison Surveillance Videos Should Be Public Information

by Jeffrey McKee March 18, 2022March 9, 2022

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