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Columbia’s most recent arrests had almost no observers. Here’s what I saw and what we know

Gillian Goodman
Here's what we know about Columbia's most recent arrests

As an incarcerated person, I feel connected to the people of Gaza

Carla J. Simmons
collage of a watermelon behind barbed wire

EXCLUSIVE: PEN America is both a lifeline and a ‘wasted opportunity’ for some incarcerated writers

Tamar Sarai
PEN’s decades-old prison programming lacks the organization and infrastructure to effectively communicate with and pay incarc

PEN America awards and festival canceled after authors and translators pull out en masse

Natasha Ishak
PEN America awards and festival canceled after authors and translators pull out en masse

Why isn’t PEN America paying its incarcerated literary prize winners?

Alex Tretbar Natalye Childress
color collage with a red-and-white border and the PEN America logo among barbed wire, an outstretched hand with coins falling

Anti-Blackness shapes school discipline—even in school settings composed of students of color

Tamar Sarai
color stock photo of a young dark-skinned Black girl with natural hair pulled back in a ponytail. she sits at a table leaning

Never eat the candy on your pillow: Circle of trust

Derek R. Trumbo, Sr.
color digital collage of a hand holding up a skull on a teal background

Cooking in prison is a way to feel free

William Daniels
color digital collage of two hands reaching toward the center from opposite corners. between them is a bowl of chicken soup

State officials deny incarcerated people the ability to view Monday’s historic eclipse

Tamar Sarai
a vivid sun in a dark sky is visible through a crisscrossed fence in the foreground

Intrusive new digital tools in the criminal legal system transfer ‘one concern for another’

Tamar Sarai
color photograph of a person pulling their pant leg up to reveal a black ankle monitor

Never eat the candy on your pillow: Release 

Derek R. Trumbo, Sr.
color digital collage on a teal background with an analog circular wall clock

COVID-19 is far from over for the incarcerated

Carla J. Simmons
color photograph of a person wearing personal protective equipment carrying a cardboard box while walking along a barbed wire