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Collections

The stories that appear in Collections are hand-picked by PJP editors. They are intended to represent a wide range of views and experiences related to a single theme of prison life. Each piece is selected for its quality, clarity and ability to illuminate a subject central to the experience of incarceration.

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The writer with one of his Paws for Life dogs Hunter
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4 Stories and a Poem on Pursuing Passions Inside Prison

Avatar photo by Audreyanah McAfee September 12, 2023September 13, 2023
Valley State Prison Warden Matthew McVay with founder and Executive director of Freedom Reads Reginald Dwayne Betts in front of a bookcase filled with books
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7 Stories From Incarcerated Writers About Education

by Elena Townsend-Lerdo and India Claudy August 30, 2023August 31, 2023
The summer noontime sun creates excessive heat for Georgia prisons
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7 Stories About Extreme Weather From Writers Inside Prison

by Elena Townsend-Lerdo and India Claudy August 3, 2023August 4, 2023
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7 Stories from Incarcerated Writers on Freedom and Patriotism

by Elena Townsend-Lerdo and India Claudy July 2, 2023June 30, 2023
A rainbow flag and trans rights flag
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8 Stories on Trans Life in Prison

by Yulen Berruet-Caugant June 27, 2023August 22, 2023
An Asian man and elderly man hug with backdrop of razor wire.
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6 Stories From Incarcerated Writers on Father’s Day

Wyatt Stayner by Wyatt Stayner June 18, 2023July 12, 2023
Split images of two painted faces
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7 Stories and Illustrations on Crafting Art in Prison

by Angelina Rios-Galindo June 1, 2023May 26, 2023
An incarcerated woman with brown hair writes a letter
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For Mother’s Day, 6 Stories and Poems From Incarcerated Writers

Avatar photo by Audreyanah McAfee May 14, 2023May 12, 2023
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7 Stories On What Comes After Prison

by Ryan M. Moser April 25, 2023April 27, 2023
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8 Stories and Poems on Nature and Prison

by PJP Editors April 20, 2023April 20, 2023

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