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

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Stack of worn journals
Posted inPerspective

To Pass Time in Prison, I Write Thousands of Pages in My Journal

by Cesar Hernandez September 19, 2023September 15, 2023
Exterior of prison yard with building in the background
Posted inPoetry

My Home

by Adam Hotaling September 10, 2023September 8, 2023
Prison cell with bars fading into darkness.
Posted inDispatch

How a Suspected Escape at a Texas Prison Stole Christmas

by David Jones September 6, 2023September 8, 2023
The American flag flies over a U.S. Army dock.
Posted inPerspective

Don’t Forget the Veterans Behind Bars

by Richard Shafer August 29, 2023August 22, 2023
An overhead light illuminates three seats in a waiting area
Posted inPoetry

Waiting

by Adam Hotaling August 13, 2023August 11, 2023
Bars of an empty prison cell
Posted inEssays & Memoirs

The Day I Found My Cellmate Dead

by Brian Fuller June 6, 2023June 6, 2023
Man lost in a complex maze, surreal concept
Posted inPerspective

I’m a Code-Breaker (But Not the Kind You Think)

by Louis C. Harper May 21, 2023May 18, 2023
Dark prison cell with light reflected through window bars on the wall
Posted inPerspective

In the Depths of Death Row, a Light

by Chef C April 9, 2023April 14, 2023
Texas Department of Criminal Justice offices in Austin, Texas, United States
Posted inOpinion

The Hidden Cost of Prison Education

by Sakina Shakur March 14, 2023March 10, 2023
A Black woman plays the game of Life alone in a Texas prison.
Posted inPerspective

It’s a Hell of a Life in a Texas Prison

by Khaȧliq Shakur March 5, 2023February 23, 2023

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