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Phillip Vance Smith writes about the transformative and healing potential of restorative justice, despite the prison system putting up barriers to access it. For Inquest : inquest.org/uprooting-viol…

Writer/artist Corey Devon Arthur's work graces the front cover of the Australian magazine Paper Chained. See it here: paperchained.com/_files/ugd/285…

We are recruiting volunteers for a freedom campaign in support of Kwaneta Harris, a criminalized survivor who has spent more than 17 years incarcerated, with 8.5 of those years in solitary confinement. Visit bit.ly/j4kfcvolunteer (UPDATED LINK) for more info and to apply!

INVITE: A Stamp Costs 5 Hours: A Panel Discussion on Compensation & Incarcerated Creative/Cultural Labor Join the movement to support, defend and compensate the creative and cultural labor of incarcerated people! 12/4 @ Essex Flowers Gallery, NYC. RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/a-stamp-cost…

The latest issue of Rattle is out, and it features Rattle Poetry Prize Finalist (and EA writer) Demetrius Buckley!!

To continue our partnership with newsletter Black Lipstick, Xandan Gulley writes a book review of Brendan Gillen's STATIC. "Homelessness and failure are woven into a diary of self-theocracy and self-pity. An alternate title might be Story of My Life 101." blacklipstick.substack.com/p/in-search-of…

We are honored to be included in this story from The Objective offering advice for journalists covering the next Trump presidency. TLDR: Build relationships with criminalized reporters already working under highly oppressive conditions. objectivejournalism.org/2024/11/we-hav…

📢 Event Alert: Censored By Prisons, Censored By TedX* 🗓️ Tuesday, Dec 3, 2024 ⏰ 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST 📍 Online via YouTube (via Haymarket Books) 🔗 Register: tickettailor.com/events/haymark…

For Film Comment Magazine, Aaron Kinzer reviews the @kerrywashington produced documentary DAUGHTERS. 'What Daughters does is challenge this media-fueled image of the violent, shank-wielding inmate..." Read it here: filmcomment.com/blog/sea-of-lo…

Our partnership with Black Lipstick continues to feature the stories of women and queer incarcerated writers. Here, Lanae Tipton and Marissa Leanne Potts share essays about how cycles of abuse are continued and exacerbated inside prison: blacklipstick.substack.com/p/a-daily-occu…

Our November newsletter is live! We're ending the year with events, writing, an exhibit and some powerful art. You can read about it (+ subscribe) here: empowermentave.substack.com/p/censorship-l…

This Giving Tuesday, support the empowerment and liberation of artists, writers and filmmakers who are incarcerated. Donate to Empowerment Avenue here, and thank you so much for your support: flipcause.com/secure/cause_p…

For our book review partnership with Study and Struggle, Michael Ray reviews Palestine: A Socialist Introduction. "That the essays were written before October 7th is actually one of their strengths," Michael writes. Read it here: studyandstruggle.com/blog/2024/12/2…

Great interview with Discourse Blog (@discourseblog.com on BSky) Samantha Grasso and Lyle May about censorship in prison and our zoom event happening TONIGHT! It's not too late to register! discourseblog.com/p/censored-by-…

Starting in just a few minutes! Viewing link below. Join incarcerated journalists Kwaneta Harris, Lyle C. May and Rayne Vylette as they illustrate the reach of the carceral system, from within the bowels of prisons where punitive policies incubate. youtube.com/watch?v=VV_5eJ…

For The Appeal, ChristopherBlackwell and Antoine Davis write about a man who spent 15 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. He was finally freed last month—but will those responsible for caging him be held accountable? theappeal.org/wrongfully-con…

"We know overdose risk goes up upon release. But the day someone leaves prison isn’t the day they take on that risk; it’s the day they arrive." By Jonathan Kirkpatrick and Topical Depression Kastalia: filtermag.org/prison-naloxon…

Congrats to both Demetrius Buckley and April Harris, who are winners in the Transformative Justice Calendar Contest. Their work will be showcased here: darknessrisingproject.org/rebuildcalenda…

COOL PROJECT ALERT! Freedom Meridian is a new vertical under Apogee Journal for system-impacted writers. It's supported by two incarcerated editors, Demetrius Buckley and Paris Whitfield, also part of our community. Read Freedom Meridian's open letter: apogeejournal.org/perigee/freedo…