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Stories and other work from writers and artists in California and stories that take place there.

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Painting on canvas of an empty prison cellblock
Posted inArt & Illustrations

All Alone in a Crowded Prison

by Biktor B. September 20, 2023September 15, 2023
David Inocencio works with a young staffer inside a busy newsroom
Posted inObituaries & Remembrances

David Inocencio Championed Writing By Incarcerated Youth

by Nell Bernstein September 20, 2023September 20, 2023
Purple flower blooms in desert with fence in background
Posted inPoetry

Purpose Fulfilled

by Jamie Rozelle Harrison September 19, 2023September 15, 2023
A pay phone
Posted inDispatch

Yes, It’s True: Phone Calls Are Now Free in California Prisons

by J.C. Rodriguez September 17, 2023September 15, 2023
Swirls of metallic blue paint
Posted inPoetry

Surely You Remember

by Ramiro Leon September 14, 2023September 8, 2023
Colorful illustration of a beetle on the tattooed arm of a prisoner
Posted inArt & Illustrations

The Beetle That Visited a Prisoner Sentenced to Die

by Jessica Garza September 13, 2023September 14, 2023
Shadows of bars cast on a concrete floor in a dark room
Posted inPoetry

Prison

by Scotty Scott September 12, 2023September 8, 2023
A photo of a girl wearing a baseball shirt on top of pile of old photos
Posted inPoetry

Aging Photos

by A.D. Hawkins August 31, 2023August 28, 2023
Imaging of the skull and brain
Posted inKites

The Man With a Hole in His Head

by Randy Hansen August 29, 2023August 31, 2023
California National Guard Soldiers support local first responders in rescue operations due to flooding in Monterey County, California, March 11, 2023
Posted inDispatch

Amid Flood Threats, a Postcard From Solitary

by Jessie Milo August 27, 2023August 22, 2023

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