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!"

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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
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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.

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 - Solitary Watch Russell Kerr uses his 23 years in the hole, along with the mediums of art and poetry, to illustrate the gravity of the cacophony and inhumanity of solitary,

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 - Solitary Watch Natasha White’s powerful piece on years spent in solitary confinement in the New York State Prison System reveals the devastating mental and emotional toll of prolonged incarceration and isolation.

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

Winnable criminal justice reforms in 2026 The criminal legal system doesn't have to get any bigger in 2026. Here are 34 actionable policies lawmakers can use for meaningful criminal legal system reform.

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...