Heather C. Jarvis, Author at Prison Journalism Project

Women's chorus at the Sunflower Festival

New Arts and Music Fest Held at Unlikely Venue — Prison

by Heather C. Jarvis July 19, 2023July 14, 2023

Lingerie float in a green garden outside prison gates

Essays & Memoirs

What Panties Will I Wear When I Get Out?

by Heather C. Jarvis May 9, 2023May 2, 2023

An incarcerated woman is trapped inside a transparent pill

Essays & Memoirs

The Scariest Thing For Someone Addicted to Opioids Is Freedom

by Heather C. Jarvis April 13, 2023May 10, 2023

Woman standing in doorway

The Bricks

by Heather C. Jarvis November 1, 2022October 28, 2022

Blurred face of a woman who fears the prison system.

My Welcome to Prison Was Humiliating

by Heather C. Jarvis October 18, 2022October 14, 2022

A clear sphere displays a burnt red sunset over the horizon upside down.

Perception

by Heather C. Jarvis September 12, 2022September 8, 2022

Silhouette of a woman raising her fist in the air

This Independence Day, I Declare My Life Is More Than This

by Heather C. Jarvis July 4, 2022August 23, 2022

A corner of the facade of the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.

‘You Have Options,’ the Nurse Said. ‘No Longer,’ the Supreme Court Said

by Heather C. Jarvis June 30, 2022June 30, 2022