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Writing Is My Main Freedom. One Day My Work Disappeared.

A software change in my prison-issued electronic tablet ate up my drafts and eliminated basic writing tools. That may sound minor, but try sending a poem to your kid without line breaks.

Life Inside • 12.16.2021

No Glitter, No Glue, No Meth?

Can Texas prisons really stop contraband by banning greeting cards?

News • 03.02.2020

This Prison Won’t Let Me Read “Game of Thrones”

Navigating the sometimes weird, arcane rules about inmate contraband.

Life Inside • 06.28.2018

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