Message to a young NIGGER 16, 16, 17, 17, 4 building. Everyone in here fighting to prove themselves. 16, 16, 17,….bout to be 18 in 3...

When Jessica emailed me about attending a Women’s Group at Rikers who were going to read their work, I thought it would be good for me to...

Hernan posted this on Facebook on Fathers Day. I asked to re post because this is such an important message. Just look at the sweet...

Robert Benz is Co- founder of the Frederick Douglas Family Initiative and contributor to the Huffington Post. We thank him for including...

This poem is Rafael's second contribution to our blog. Rafael is a formerly incarcerated individual committed to disrupting the Prison...

Click here for details and to purchase tickets for the New York Writers Workshop Silent Auction Fundraiser Prison Writes is a division of...

When the day finally came to set me free, I didn’t really have any plans for what’s my life was going to be. All I could think of was...

Because we are free we have an obligation to represent those who are not. As I write this, as you read this, an estimated 80,000 people...

If You Knew Me, by Arkia If you knew me You would know I’m smart, beautiful, and kind I’ve been through a lot And wore a smile as a...

Begun at Princeton University, Project Solidarity is aimed at mitigating the effects of the unjust social isolation imposed upon...