Once a week, for an hour, we work with youth at BronxConnect in groups where they write to tell us about what is going on with them. It...

To continue Dark Skins story of how his incarceration has impacted his sons and his relationship with them. I was surprised and relieved...

Dark Skin is one of our incarcerated friends participating in our pen pal project. He is a regular blog contributor as well, giving...

All of the prisons in NYS where I have been housed, I have experienced being referred to as a nigger (N-word) by a CO(s) for unprovoked...

Look at this picture. See the bright eyes, the strong arms, the hopeful smile. Meet Dontie Mitchell, incarcerated at the age of...

Trini is a young woman who participates in Prison Writes writing workshops through Bronxconnect. For the past few weeks young...

This is the second installation by our incarcerated friend who is participating in Project Solidarity, our Pen Pal project. He sent this...

And the truth shall set us free..... "Letter from a Birmingham Jail " Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King 16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow...

"I learned there was no manual for protecting myself..." This piece is written by one of our incarcerated friends who is participating...

I was once an ardent non-believer in higher education in prison. I always believed my tax dollars should be put to better use. But that...