by Prison Story Project | Feb 2, 2025 | Writing
The Justice Arts Coalition has recently begun offering a new program for folks who would like to take part: Writing Freedom: Transcribe Incarcerated Writers’ Works They invite you to transcribe the powerful and often overlooked voices of incarcerated writers. By...
by Prison Story Project | Nov 24, 2024 | Writing
Kenneth Reams, one of the writers who participated in the Prison Story Project when we visited Arkansas’ death row in 2016, has just recently self-published a children’s book with his wife, Isabelle. Kenneth’s Big Choice, is about growing up in Pine...
by Prison Story Project | Feb 23, 2023 | Writing
Occasionally we receive writing from incarcerated men that we don’t know and have never met or worked with. We were happy for them to share their work with us and we are happy to share it here. Understanding the Teen Brain Whoever proposed that love was all we...
by Prison Story Project | Feb 18, 2023 | Writing
My physical existence is fettered within the confines of these restricted walls, but my thoughts are unrestricted. They move unpredicted and will remain out of bounds. I am a free man even though I’ve been in prison for over half of my life. Kenneth Reams, Death...
by Prison Story Project | Feb 18, 2023 | Writing
Before the gun Before the handcuffs Before the backseat of the police car Before the cell door closes Before the lawyer Before the courtroom Before the prison Life was better than I thought. Ray Dansby, Death...
