During our 2025 Volunteer Bee Fest weekend, Leah opened a piece of writing from Dortell Williams, an incarcerated writer in...
Poetry From Prison: Dortell Williams in California
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From the Inside:
Kurtis & Joe Part 3: Small Wonders
Kurtis & Joe Part 3: After daily shared prayers in the cell their friendship deepens. Kurtis begins to uncover the sorrow behind Joeās story.
Art From Prison: Johnny in Florida
This piece came to us from Johnny in Florida. Like many artists behind bars, Johnny uses his creativity to process life, express...
Kurtis & Joe Part 2: The Rule of Prayer
In this second message, Kurtis writes about what it meant to look out for someone else, and the spiritual rule that carried them through Joe’s first six years inside.
Letters From Prison: Kurtis & Joe, Part 1 ā Coffee and Trust
When Kurtis wrote us about his cellmate Joe, he had no idea his quiet message would spark one of our most enduring and moving connections.
Letters From Prison: Felicia in Florida
This letter came to us in back in 2017. Felicia had already served more than 20 years, and hoped to find connection before her...
Letters From Prison: Bradley in Colorado
Every day, we receive letters from people in prison. Our Letters From Prison series is a raw and unfiltered look into life...
Civics 101: When Obscure Laws Are Used to Silence Dissent
In this weekās Civics 101, we unpack the case of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian rights advocate detained under an obscure immigration statute, one a federal judge says is likely unconstitutional. We also revisit a famous quote from A Man for All Seasons about defending even the Devilā¦ for the sake of justice itself.
Memorial Week: āItās large-scale business built on the bodies of those in its grasp.ā
This Navy veteran has spent 30 years servingāfrom the military to a prison sentence that may last the rest of his life. With no family contact and only one visitor in 8 years, he now dedicates his time to writing and prison reform advocacy. Heās written over 200 essays, and hopes someone will write back.
Memorial Week: āI need to find friends who are gonna have my back.ā
This disabled Iraq War veteran suffered a traumatic brain injury from an IED. Now permanently disabled, heās incarceratedāand searching for community. āI need to find friends who are gonna have my back. People like I had when I was in the Army.ā