2025年1月28日 · An independent, national nonprofit organization that trains incarcerated writers to be journalists and publishes their stories.

2024年12月11日 · Trying to find a theme to Prison Journalism Project’s favorite stories of the year is a difficult undertaking. Some stories showed what happens when outside interests break through the razor-rimmed fences and high walls of prison.

We Train Prison Journalists to Change the Narrative About Mass Incarceration. Prison Journalism Project is an independent, national nonprofit organization that trains incarcerated writers to be journalists and publishes their stories so they can serve as influential voices in the broader conversation about the prison legal system across the U.S. and in their local communities.

PJP Inside is Prison Journalism Project’s award-winning print newspaper. Published four times a year, the paper teaches, inspires and models PJP-style journalism and is core to PJP Learning.

April 17, 2024 — Prison Journalism Project (PJP), a national initiative that trains incarcerated writers to be journalists and publishes their stories, today announced the launch of a “Prison Writer’s Guide to Media Writing,” a first-of-its-kind handbook and certificate program designed to educate prison writers about journalism, with expert insights, guided coursework and a …

“A Prison Writer’s Guide to Media Writing” is a first-of-its-kind journalism handbook for incarcerated writers. Written by veteran journalists and educators Yukari Kane and Shaheen Pasha, the guide includes 14 instruction modules, stories from incarcerated writers, a style guide and a duty of care section.

2024年4月26日 · This section contains news from inside prison, incorporating interviews and other third person reporting. Compared to our Prison Report and Witness sections, which are based on first-person experiences and observations, stories in this section are written by PJP reporters, who have applied the tools of journalism to verify their work.

Our work is journalism. Our hands-on training and publishing opportunities teach people behind bars how to tell their stories in compelling ways while building their fundamental workforce readiness skills.

From the basics of journalism to starting a prison publication, PJP Learning supports writers through resources crafted specifically for prison journalists.

Prison Newspaper Directory. Prison Journalism Project’s prison newspaper directory is an active list of 21 operational prison publications across 12 states as of August 2024.