The PunkRockSpock Prison Pandemic Guide
Jeremy Wilson, AKA PunkRockSpock illustrates the growing fears in Attica Correctional Facility due to COVID-19 More
Works of Justice—BREAK OUT: A Movement
This September, PEN America and The Poetry Project launch BREAK OUT: a movement to (re)integrate incarcerated writers into literary community. More
Works of Justice: A Question of Justice
Many Americans agree that our criminal justice system needs thorough reform—but how can public sentiment lead to effective systemic changes? On May 11, 2019, as part of the PEN… More
Works of Justice: On Writing in Prison
The Prison Writing Program commissioned currently incarcerated writers to reflect on the hidden creative life in prison for the 2019 World Voices Festival. More
Works of Justice: Author and Advocate Andrea J. Ritchie on State Violence Against Women of Color
In this Works of Justice interview, Giselle Robledo discusses state violence against women of color with Andrea J. Ritchie, author of Invisible No More. More
Works of Justice: An Interview with Writing for Justice Fellow Thomas Bartlett Whitaker
"Within my writings, I am able to take a moral stand against a site and an ideology that I feel to be both overwhelming and inherently broken." More
Works of Justice: The Reality Poets on “Wheeling and Healing”
PEN America Prison & Justice Writing Program intern Lisa Nishimura speaks with the Open Doors' Reality Poets on their forthcoming book, Wheeling & Healing. More
Works of Justice: Kyle Swenson on Justice and Wrongful Incarceration
PEN America Prison and Justice Writing Program intern Lisa Nishimura speaks with investigative journalist Kyle Swenson on his book, Good Kids, Bad City. More
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