Jeffrey McKee, Author at Prison Journalism Project — Page 2 of 3

An inmate patient at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Wash. reads in a room at the Psychiatric Ward on Oct. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Joe Tierney)

Three Suicides in One Week at a Washington State Prison

by Jeffrey McKee November 15, 2023November 14, 2023

A negative blurred image of people standing

Inside the Mental Health Unit at Washington State Penitentiary

by Jeffrey McKee October 26, 2023October 26, 2023

View of Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Connell, Washington

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

by Jeffrey McKee September 20, 2023October 6, 2023

Keeping an insect like a praying mantis in prison can provide companionship.

Kites

Meet Mannie, My Mantis Cellmate

by Jeffrey McKee March 6, 2023February 28, 2023

Sign above a bail bond office

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.

Kites

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.

Essays & 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.

What a Dying Mouse Taught Me About the Death Penalty

by Jeffrey McKee September 20, 2022October 30, 2023

A man in prison holds a pink flower that he grew inside.

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

by Jeffrey McKee September 13, 2022September 8, 2022

Kites

Frustration Mounts As Washington Prison Faces Staffing Shortage

by Jeffrey McKee August 10, 2022August 8, 2022