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Missouri

These are stories and other work from writers and artists in Missouri as well as stories that take place there.

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A wooden mannequin holds three colorful alarm clocks
Posted inPerspective

The Daily Schedule That Helps Me Survive Prison

by Jared Kirby September 5, 2023September 1, 2023
Two elderly & disabled prisoners walking down a prison hallway
Posted inPerspective

It’s Time to Forgive and Free Older People in Prison

by Antwann Lamont Johnson August 2, 2023July 21, 2023
The sun shines over a wire fence topped with concertina razor wire
Posted inEssays & Memoirs

My First Hours After Prison

by Shon Pernice July 23, 2023July 28, 2023
Razor wire cover the fence and gate of a prison
Posted inQ&A

Q&A: Ideas to Improve Quality of Life in Prison

by Alan Li Camarillo June 27, 2023June 22, 2023
Emancipation Day parade on Main Street, Richmond, Virginia.
Posted inPerspective

Celebrating Juneteenth at My Missouri Prison

by Antwann Lamont Johnson June 19, 2023June 15, 2023
Solitary confinement cell at Alcatraz Prison
Posted inDispatch

What Happens Behind the Dark Walls of Solitary

by Antwann Lamont Johnson June 11, 2023June 9, 2023
Dark gray clouds against a desaturated blue sky
Posted inPoetry

Freedom

by Summer Breeze May 28, 2023May 26, 2023
Working man's hands with dirt and grease under fingernails
Posted inPerspective

How Driving a Tractor Made Me Feel Human Again

by Lexie Handlang May 25, 2023May 18, 2023
Open handcuffs against a retro background
Posted inPerspective

The Case for More Second Chances

by Antwann Lamont Johnson April 23, 2023April 26, 2023
A line of prisoners wearing striped uniforms at Missouri State Penitentiary, Jefferson City, circa 1925
Posted inOpinion

‘Leave All Your Hopes and Dreams Behind’

by Antwann Lamont Johnson April 18, 2023April 14, 2023

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