Temperature Check, Vol. Eight: The Reentry Issue
Alejo Rodriguez of Exodus Transitional Community and award winner Saint James Harris Wood talk about reentry from prison during a pandemic, plus updates and links to advocacy efforts and… More
Temperature Check, Vol. Seven: The Literary Issue feat. Dr. Nicole Fleetwood, George Wilkerson, & More
This special literary issue supports writers with recent releases that contribute to critical public dialogue about mass incarceration. More
Temperature Check, Vol. Six: Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Spoon Jackson, Lacino Hamilton, and Santonio Murff
Three incarcerated writers speak on racial injustice in the system and a powerful podcast with civil rights attorney, author and professor Gloria J. Browne-Marshall More
Temperature Check, Vol. Five: The Women’s Issue feat. Elizabeth Hawes and Keri Blakinger
Women’s Issue featuring work from Elizabeth Hawes and an interview with The Marshall Project’s Keri Blakinger. More
Temperature Check, Vol. Four feat. Vincent Schiraldi and Edward Ji
Youth issue featuring original memoir from Edward Ji, news, advocacy, and an interview with Vincent Schiraldi, co-director of the Columbia Justice Lab. More
DARE: Google Algorithm Will Highlight ‘Original Reporting’
Dozens of U.S. states are set to launch antitrust and privacy investigations into Facebook and Google as scrutiny of the big tech firms increases. More
DARE: How trolls manipulate the media
Dozens of U.S. states are set to launch antitrust and privacy investigations into Facebook and Google as scrutiny of the big tech firms increases. More
DARE: Newspapers lobbying on Capitol Hill against Facebook and Google, Khashoggi transcripts released
Dozens of U.S. states are set to launch antitrust and privacy investigations into Facebook and Google as scrutiny of the big tech firms increases. More
DARE: Here is the case against Big Tech—and what Big Tech has said in response
Dozens of U.S. states are set to launch antitrust and privacy investigations into Facebook and Google as scrutiny of the big tech firms increases. More
DARE: Sentsov Released, PEN America Honoree Calls for Release of Other Prisoners
Dozens of U.S. states are set to launch antitrust and privacy investigations into Facebook and Google as scrutiny of the big tech firms increases. More
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In light of #BannedBooksWeek this week, we want to bring back our reading list for Literature Locked Up, which sought to shine a light on book banning in America's prison system. Here's a list of books that have been or are currently banned from prisons: https://bit.ly/3jdfqya.
Activist scholar Benny Tai Yiu-ting has reflected upon the sixth anniversary of the "Occupy Central with Peace and Love" event, saying that the protests were a pivotal period in Hong Kong's ongoing pro-democracy protests. https://bit.ly/2HF0TO4
Join PEN America CEO @SuzanneNossel and Ben Fountain for a virtual conversation TOMORROW at 5pm CT to discuss her new book, DARE TO SPEAK. Presented in partnership with @DallasNews and @TheDIHC. Register here: https://bit.ly/3l0HyFB.