Temperature Check, Vol. Three Feat. Jeremy Wilson and Lawrence Bartley
A graphic narrative of Attica prison under pandemic panic, a creative prompt to conjure feeling and how The Marshall Project brings news to prison. More
Temperature Check, Vol. Two Feat. Justin Rovillos Monson & Josie Duffy Rice
Two pandemic poems, a quarantine remix creative prompt and how The Appeal's newsroom is pivoting in response to COVID-19. More
Works of Justice Podcast: Temperature Check with Josie Duffy Rice of The Appeal
Prison and Justice Writing Program intern Kate Cammell spoke with Josie Duffy Rice, president of The Appeal. More
Works of Justice Podcast: Temperature Check with Miriam Krinsky and Scarlet Neath of Fair and Just Prosecution
Prison and Justice Writing Program intern Kate Cammell spoke with Fair and Just Prosecution’s Miriam Krinsky and Scarlet Neath. More
Works of Justice: Temperature Check, COVID-19 Behind Bars, Vol. One
A new rapid response series from PEN America’s Prison and Justice Writing Program, featuring original creative reportage by incarcerated writers. More
Works of Justice: How to Write a Novel in a Month (While in Prison), Week 3
Updates from week 3 of our NaNoWriMo challenge. Four currently incarcerated fiction writers are working as peer facilitators with writing groups in the prisons where they live. More
Works of Justice: An Interview with Raquel Almazán
A conversation with Raquel Almazán about her writing, her play La Paloma Prisoner and her fight against mass incarceration. More
Works of Justice: How to Write a Novel in a Month (While in Prison), Week 2
Updates from week 2 of our NaNoWriMo challenge. Four currently incarcerated fiction writers are working as peer facilitators with writing groups in the prison where they live. More
Works of Justice: How to Write a Novel in a Month (While in Prison)
This November, we are proud to partner with National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) to pilot a new aspect of our mentor program that takes the concept of mentorship out… More
Works of Justice: Sarah Wang on Bearing Witness
"When we write our own stories, and the stories of those who are unable to write their own, we are choosing to not submit to language used in service… More