"Solitary, it kills you in ways that don't show up on death certificates. I've watched women die in there, not from violence, not from medical neglect, but they die from hopelessness. It kills a part of you. You're never the same." (Kwaneta Harris) kwanetaharris.substack.com/p/journey-to...

Read "The Power of Unity: Dismantling the Carceral State from Within," Kwaneta's latest piece for Substack. Her essay was the cover story for the August edition of San Francisco Bayview, a national Black newspaper that has been in circulation since 1976. kwanetaharris.substack.com/p/the-power-...

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"The ultimate expression of law is not order—it's prison." "Black August, observed each August since 1979, commemorates the deaths of Black liberation fighters who died in prison." "[T]he same forces that murdered our ancestors continue to operate within these walls." #USA #Incarceration

When our community is disappeared locally — disappeared from life into prisons — people on both sides of the bars are punished. Holing human beings away does nothing to help society, heal community — and it disrupts their families, their loved ones, their children. Here's a chance to mitigate harm

A message from V, a letter to Kwaneta's teenage self, Black August, and a fundraiser to bring Kwaneta's family together. Read Kwaneta's latest Substack and support her family's fundraiser to offset travel costs for an in-person visit! kwanetaharris.substack.com/p/happy-birt... bit.ly/kwanetafamily

Kwaneta sends a very special congratulations to her friend and comrade Dutch on the premiere of SIN, a screenplay he authored, on Tubi. Kwaneta is deeply inspired by his prolificness and the depth of his work, especially as an incarcerated writer. tubitv.com/movies/10004...

In her latest Substack — “Texas Hold’em: How the Prison System Keeps its Grip on Parole-Eligible People” — Kwaneta highlights the arbitrariness of the parole system, questioning the illogics of the prison system as a whole. Read more and subscribe: kwanetaharris.substack.com/p/texas-holdem

Kwaneta's latest piece on Substack highlights her bylines in @solitarywatch.bsky.social, Real Hood Square, @themarshallproject.org, @filmcomment.com.web.brid.gy, and Apogee Journal. Thank you for reading! kwanetaharris.substack.com/p/and-still-...

Check out Kwaneta's latest writing published on Hood Square. She speaks out against prison staff’s use of disinformation to stigmatize, further marginalize, and additionally criminalize already incarcerated LGBTQ+ people. tharealhoodsquare.com/blog-page/f/...

“We share everything — from toothpaste to trauma. This care work is needed because the system won’t do it ... Mothering in here is interdependent. It is survival. It is resistance. It is the radical act of saying: You still matter. You are still loved.” kwanetaharris.substack.com/p/the-unbrok...

Kwaneta writes about how Mother’s Day, for many incarcerated women, is a painful reminder of what they’ve either lost or will never experience. Read more and consider becoming a a paid subscriber! kwanetaharris.substack.com/p/mourning-motherhood-behind-bars-a

And congratulations to all the Inquest contributors who were recognized as Stillwater winners, including @kwanetaharris.bsky.social , @alwaysstevie.bsky.social , @chriswblackwell.bsky.social , & Leo Cardez! Threading some of our favorite articles from them down below.....

Congratulations @kwanetaharris.bsky.social for cleaning up at the Stillwaters (Prison Journalist of the Year, Best Op-Ed, runner up for Best Collaboration)! Resharing your wonderful Inquest article about prison censorship inquest.org/censoring-wo...

Mother’s Day is a difficult time for many families, particularly for incarcerated mothers and their loved ones. Kwaneta and her youngest daughter, Summer, penned an essay about their relationship and how solitary confinement tries to break family bonds. msmagazine.com/2025/05/09/m...

Could not be more excited for my dear friend, the brilliant writer @kwanetaharris.bsky.social. Please go to her website and follow her here.

In "Cruel Paradox of Freedom," Kwaneta writes about MacKenzie, who is anxious and scared ahead of her upcoming release from prison. With no resources or support awaiting her on the outside, "she faces a vast wilderness of uncertainty." kwanetaharris.substack.com/p/cruel-paradox-of-freedom

"Given the fact that most of us have nothing, and work prison jobs for free, a flu, cold, or pulled muscle could wipe out our entire life savings." A must-read account of the prison healthcare system from @kwanetaharris.bsky.social

Yesterday, Mellon Foundation and @haymarketbooks.org announced the selection of the 2025 Writing Freedom Fellows. In celebration of the expansion of the program, Kwaneta was invited to write an essay about her own experience being named a 2024 fellow. mellon.org/voices/how-writing-saved-my-life

I’m an Incarcerated Nurse — Women’s Health in Prison Is Hell and Will Only Get Worse Under Trump by Kwaneta Harris for @rollingstone.com www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Another phenomenal piece of reporting from @kwanetaharris.bsky.social. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

@kwanetaharris.bsky.social is on This American Life!!! So excited for all of you to hear my brilliant friend’s words!!! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

I could not be more excited for my wonderful friend-please make sure to listen!

We are beyond excited to share that after months of hard work, a segment Kwaneta authored will air on @thisamericanlife.org. Tune in this weekend to your local @npr.org station for the live broadcast and/or listen to the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.

@kwanetaharris.bsky.social repost: “Consider directly supporting Kwaneta Harris’ writing about women’s prisons and the gendered differences in experiences of incarceration. Subscribe to WRITE OR DIE, her Substack featuring raw dispatches from Texas women’s prisons. kwanetaharris.substack.com"

Kwaneta Harris is very excited to share that she’s one of the contributors to this book. Pre-order today!

“In the shadows of a rural prison’s concrete walls, injustice wears many faces. Sometimes it comes disguised as authority, sometimes as false accusations, but always it carries the weight of a system designed to silence those already rendered voiceless." kwanetaharris.substack.com/p/the-high-p...