The list below includes categories and topics that Prison Journalism Project writers have written about to date. We will periodically update it as new submissions come in.
Stories by Category
Stories by Writers’ Situation
Stories by Topic
- Addiction & Recovery
- Aging
- Arts & Culture
- Childhood & Adolescence
- Chronic Illness & Disability
- Climate & Environment
- Cost of Prison
- COVID-19
- Death
- Domestic Violence
- Education
- Faith & Religion
- Family & Parenting
- Fitness & Nutrition
- Food
- Foster Care
- Friendship & Community
- Gender & Sexuality
- Gratitude
- Grief & Isolation
- History
- Holidays & Celebrations
- Hopes & Dreams
- In the News
- Jobs & Hustles
- Joy & Happiness
- Juvenile Justice System
- Life After Prison
- Life Before Prison
- Life Choices
- Life in Prison
- Love & Relationships
- Making a Difference
- Medical Care
- Mental Health
- Nature
- Not Just a Number
- On Writing
- Parole Process
- Personal Transformation
- Policing
- Politics & Policy
- Prison Legal System
- Prison Pets
- Prison Programs
- Prison Staff & Administration
- Race & Identity
- Recidivism
- Regret
- Restorative Justice
- Rules & Regulations
- Second Chance
- Solitary Confinement
- Sports & Hobbies
- Technology & Communications
- Trauma & Struggle
Columns
Stories About Current Events
Stories About Holidays
Awareness Months
- Black History (February)
- Second Chance (April)
- Pride (June)