Trevor Reese, Author at Prison Journalism Project

Members of the media tour the death chamber before its closure at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Wash., Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.

After Christa Pike’s Botched Execution, People in Prison Have Something to Say

by Alex Friedmann, Trevor Reese, Lucretia Stone, Cesar Hernandez, Jeshua Noel, Patrick Irving, Erin Kuhn-Brown and Kory McClary October 15, 2026October 15, 2026

A photo shows a close-up photo of a man's eye, closed.

How to Meditate in Prison

by Trevor Reese June 18, 2026June 17, 2026

A photo illustration shows a soccer referee, flanked by soccer players, atop a soccer ball.

Essays & Memoirs

Rules Are Rules: My Experience as a Prison Soccer Referee

by Trevor Reese May 7, 2026May 6, 2026

A photo illustration shows a broken wooden gavel over the silhouette of the state of Louisiana.

Louisiana Lets a Relic of Jim Crow Stand

by Trevor Reese September 11, 2025September 10, 2025

A photo illustration shows rows of chickens, pigs, turkeys and cows.

A Louisiana Congressman Brought Angola Prison 1.75 Tons of Meat

by Trevor Reese July 10, 2025July 16, 2025