Letter-writing remains a lifeline for people in prison, and typewriters, rare and expensive, have long symbolized connection and resistance. Read more about why we use a typewriter-style font to honor that legacy and the people behind the words.
âIf you canât do the time, donât do the crime.â
Itâs catchy but itâs also misleading. Most people in prison didnât get a trial. Many are innocent. And the punishment doesnât stop when the sentence ends.
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States say good time credits reward rehabilitation, but many incarcerated people never see the time theyâve earned. This post exposes how vague policies and quiet reclassifications keep people inside longer than they should be.
This Navy veteran has spent 30 years servingâfrom 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. Heâs written over 200 essays, and hopes someone will write back.
This disabled Iraq War veteran suffered a traumatic brain injury from an IED. Now permanently disabled, heâs incarceratedâand searching for community. âI need to find friends who are gonna have my back. People like I had when I was in the Army.â
This Army veteran served in the Airborne Rangers and fought in Iraq. After returning home, he struggled, and ended up incarcerated. He takes responsibility for his actions, but what he really needs now is support, connection, and the chance to be seen.
This U.S. Navy veteran is serving a 10-year sentence far from home, making visits from loved ones nearly impossible. Heâs doing everything he can to grow in a violent, unstable environment, but prison doesnât make it easy. For many veterans, isolation is a second sentence.
He served overseas in the Army for six years. Now heâs in prison, with no outside contacts, and fighting to receive the veterans benefits he earned. This is not what justice looks like. This is what abandonment looks like.
This Army veteran is a writer, teacher, and self-proclaimed coffee-loving book nerd. He also happens to be incarcerated. Todayâs Memorial Week post highlights his voice, and the truth that “To treat a person inhumanely is one of the most awful acts there is. To do so is violence; you reduce a person to a thing.”