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

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A mother in prison wraps her arms around her young daughter
Posted inQ&A

Q&A: 8 Incarcerated Parents on Caring for Kids From Behind Bars

by Christopher Monihan, Felicia Sullivan and Victoria Dean October 19, 2023October 13, 2023
A blue and black butterfly in flight
Posted inPerspective

A Butterfly Effect Behind Bars

by Lanard H. August 1, 2023July 21, 2023
Wisconsin State Capitol building in Madison
Posted inOpinion

Why Wisconsin Should End Truth in Sentencing

by Fontaine Baker July 20, 2023July 14, 2023
A brown pitbull dog lays on a white floor
Posted inOpinion

Pit Bulls, Sex Offenders and a Call for Compassion

by S.A. Nesbitt March 23, 2023March 22, 2023
For many incarcerated men and women dabbling in arts and crafts, loved ones receive greeting cards — not visiting time — during holidays.
Posted inPerspective

Prison’s Holiday Card Market

by Brian Bragg December 20, 2022December 15, 2022
Solitary confinement can be a disorienting experience
Posted inPoetry

Banal America

by Nate A. Lindell October 19, 2022March 7, 2023
Posted inPoetry

Mealtime

by Antoine Murphy February 28, 2022September 19, 2023
Posted inKites

Prison Photocopy Policy Violates the Law

by Sean J. White February 24, 2022November 9, 2023
Posted inFeature, Journalism Inside

Prison Journalism at The Prison Mirror in the 1980s

by Robert Taliaferro January 5, 2022July 14, 2022
Posted inKites

Winter 2020: Lockdown in Wisconsin

by Richard Schmidlkofer August 23, 2021March 31, 2022

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