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“Ramadan: Divine Therapy” by Tariq MaQbool

captivevoicesMay 12, 2022 No Comments

On April 2, 2022, I started my 21st Ramadan being locked up. And sitting in my cell late at night[…]

captivevoicesMarch 13, 2022 1 Comment

Tariq MaQbool was one of Prison Journalism Project’s earliest regularly contributing writers, and we look forward to reading each new[…]

captivevoicesMarch 4, 2022 6 Comments

My name is Tariq. In Arabic it means the Night-Comer, and in Urdu and Persian it means the North[…]

captivevoicesMarch 4, 2022 No Comments

Today is January 4th, sitting in New Jersey State Prison, South Compound, cell 40, I find myself staring at the[…]

captivevoicesMarch 4, 2022 No Comments

It is the last week of December and I find myself sitting by my cell window looking distantly at the[…]

captivevoicesMarch 4, 2022 No Comments

My food package just arrived. The New Jersey State Prison (NJSP) allows all prisoners who remain charge/infraction free for a[…]

captivevoicesMarch 4, 2022 No Comments

Life has a junction, over and over

captivevoicesMarch 2, 2022 No Comments

Soon after the COVID-19 outbreak started on April 10, New Jersey Governor Bill Murphy announced Executive Order #24 (EO24), temporarily[…]

captivevoicesMarch 2, 2022 No Comments

Every year as soon as my calendar’s page is flipped to the month of August, I feel a tinge of[…]