A platform that amplifies the voices of incarcerated writers by publishing their letters, essays, poetry, and art. You can transcribe their posts and/or reply directly to them. The site mails your responses to the authors for free. betweenthebars.org #prisonreform #CJReform

Lifelong Black Panther Party member Shaykh Ali's homecoming after 46 years of incarceration mirrors a soldier's return from war. #Solitaryconfinement left him with PTSD but Ali asserts "I never let it break me. I’ve always been free!" Read more here: tinyurl.com/4echs759

It’s Like Being Buried Alive’: The Experience of #SolitaryConfinement - Amid renewed debate over the controversial practice, an archival FRONTLINE documentary offers a visceral portrait of life in solitary at one maximum-security prison. www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli... via @pbsnews.org

It’s Like Being Buried Alive’: The Experience of #SolitaryConfinement - Amid renewed debate over the controversial practice, an archival FRONTLINE documentary offers a visceral portrait of life in solitary at one maximum-security prison. www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli... via @pbsnews.org

A platform that amplifies the voices of incarcerated writers by publishing their letters, essays, poetry, and art. You can transcribe posts from incarcerated writers and/or reply directly to them. The site mails your responses to the authors for free. betweenthebars.org

When Kittens Came to My Prison, I Had Not Petted One in 15 Years - "I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass one day. I was left without adequate words to describe that experience." prisonjournalismproject.org/2024/10/23/c...

Voices from Solitary: Dread of Day, Terror by Night, a poem and painting by Russell Dudley Kerr - "Where for 35 long years, I have been imprisoned in this animalistic 6 X 9 cage..." solitarywatch.org/2026/01/08/v... #humanrights via @solitarywatch.bsky.social

Voices from Solitary: Inside the Hole, by Natasha White - "Inside that space, I watched my identity start to unravel. My soul became unrecognizable, my thoughts fragmented. The isolation wasn’t just physical..." solitarywatch.org/2025/07/22/i... via @solitarywatch.bsky.social

Powerful report from @prisonpolicy.org : 'Winnable Reforms in 2026' highlights dozens of achievable changes that could reduce #massincarceration, end harmful practices like #solitaryconfinement, and improve reentry—without needing massive new laws. www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/winn...