Prison is a cynical place in general. I guess over time, being crushed, chewed and mauled by the system that[…]

WORKING OUT IN THE GRAVEYARD
COVID took my guy, six thirty in the mornin’My boy, my dude … diedBreathing hard, strugglinghe gave up right there[…]

DISPATCH FROM NJSP : FAITH BEHIND BARS
Over six months after New Jersey State Prison shut down all programming to combat the spread of COVID-19, contributing writer[…]

TV PRISON POLITICS IN THE AGE OF TRUMP
The 13-inch screen TV in my cell is usually turned on to escape the lunacy that I call life behind[…]

DENIED A Q&A ABOUT NJ’s COVID-19 FURLOUGH PROGRAM
Soon after the COVID-19 outbreak started on April 10, New Jersey Governor Bill Murphy announced Executive Order #24 (EO24), temporarily[…]

VACCINE HESITANCY IN NJ STATE PRISON
More than 60% of Americans have received at least one vaccination as of mid-May, but inside New Jersey State Prison[…]

UNTITLED
Submitted By Tareeq Maqbool and Hamza Franklin
Today was the absolute worst day ever

WHISPER
a whisper speaks to me

“PRISON POLITICS MEDIA WARS”
As a prisoner, watching the social upheaval all across the country from within these prison walls is a surreal feeling.[…]