We’re overjoyed to announce that Prison Journalism Project has been selected as a finalist for the LION: Local Independent Online News Publishers #LIONAwards24 Product of the Year Award! This award celebrates the development of a successful and creative product that strengthens an organization’s journalistic impact, financial health, and/or operational resilience. We're proud of “A Prison Writer’s Guide to Media Writing,” a first-of-its-kind journalism handbook for incarcerated writers. It includes 14 instruction modules, writing from incarcerated writers, a style guide, and a duty of care section with a risk assessment quiz so writers understand their capacity for risk. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eDKDqbjA
Prison Journalism Project
Writing and Editing
Claymont, DE 4,962 followers
An independent journalism organization that aims to create the first nationwide network of prison journalists.
About us
We are an independent non-partisan journalism organization that works with incarcerated writers and those impacted by incarceration to train them in the tools of journalism and help them reach a wide audience through our publication as well as through collaborations with mainstream media. The genesis of our organization is based on a simple question: how can we unleash the enormous power of journalism to elevate and amplify the voices so often left out of the public conversation about justice and imprisonment in our society? We believe that the deep reforms that are necessary to fix the U.S. criminal justice system can only happen by shifting the narrative. Intentional, responsible and well-crafted journalism from within the incarcerated community can break stereotypes, bring more transparency and drive change. Our solution is to provide the necessary training to create the first nationwide network of prison journalists who know the system from the inside.
- Website
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http://prisonjournalismproject.org
External link for Prison Journalism Project
- Industry
- Writing and Editing
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Claymont, DE
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2019
Locations
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Primary
2093 Philadelphia Pike #1054
Claymont, DE 19703, US
Employees at Prison Journalism Project
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Ambreen Ali
Creative Director @ Transcends | Communications Strategist
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Melissa Slager
Purveyor of the printed word
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Yukari Iwatani Kane
Co-Founder and CEO at Prison Journalism Project
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Shaheen Pasha
Co-Founder & Chief Education Officer at Prison Journalism Project and Associate Teaching Professor at Penn State University
Updates
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Journalism in Prison Is Risky and Constantly Under Threat. https://lnkd.in/e2a5rmit
Journalism in Prison Is Risky and Constantly Under Threat
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Each break is short-lived. But when I crack a used book and imagine where it has been, I go somewhere else in my mind. https://lnkd.in/eS2daxaM
How to Escape Prison -- Through the Library
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A scarcity of cooling systems is a problem in the country’s hottest areas. But they’re not the only places where incarcerated people feel like they’re living in an oven. https://lnkd.in/eWZZWytg
It's 2024 and Most New York State Prisons Don't Have Air Conditioning
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More than three dozen men who completed a journalism training program were honored earlier this year. https://lnkd.in/eu8bVDp2
At San Quentin, A Graduation Ceremony Celebrates Aspiring Journalists
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I asked my incarcerated peers what they want from their loved ones. Their answers may surprise you. https://lnkd.in/ewWUit-w
What 10 Men in a Missouri Prison Want From Their Families
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"I like to come up with creative catchphrases in prison." https://lnkd.in/e5cqPu2h
In My Prison, I Am the King of Catchphrases
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"Those of us who have been sent to die here look at photos of ourselves kind of as a way to prove we exist." https://lnkd.in/ei3sjEG8
House of Milo: My California Prison Cell
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“The water here is poisonous. We have very high levels of both copper and lead in our water … These are the deplorable conditions we live in.” https://lnkd.in/eqQDuCvu
Learning in the Abysmal Conditions of Illinois' Stateville Correctional
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All I Wanted Was Cold Milk My First Night in Solitary. Roaches, the moon, a song — and a request that could not be granted. https://lnkd.in/erYP6k2p
All I Wanted Was Cold Milk My First Night in Solitary
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