Published Writing by Members

The published writings of our inside members are a testament to resilience and resistance. Explore their firsthand reporting, essays, poetry, and reflections on incarceration. 

Kwaneta Harris

At a Texas Prison Where Intimacy Is Banned, Wedding Bells Are Ringing Anyway
The Marshall Project | August 28, 2026

The Daughter the Criminal Legal System Failed, and the Mother Who Never Did
Solitary Watch and Prism | May 8, 2026

The True Harms of True Crime: Snapped
The Culture We Deserve | February 20, 2026

Menopause in Prison Is a Public Health Crisis We’re Ignoring
Ms. Magazine | February 10, 2026

After 10 Years, a Visit With My Mother and Son in a Texas Prison
Prison Journalism Project | November 18, 2025

In Texas Prison, My Black Hair Brings a Sense of Identity—and Punishment
Cosmopolitan | April 23, 2025

I’m an Incarcerated Nurse—Women’s Healthcare in Prison Is Hell and Will Only Get Worse Under Trump
Rolling Stone | March 21, 2025 

Khaȧliq Shakur

Air Conditioning Is Coming to Texas Prisons, but Not Fast Enough
Prison Journalism Project | September 18, 2025

The Unbearably Inadequate Mental Health Treatment in a Texas Prison
Prison Journalism Project | June 18, 2024

Xandan Gulley

Prison Heat
Columns, AIA Dallas | September 2025

Dean Spade: Love in a F*cked-Up World
Study and Struggle | March 24, 2025

An Inside Look at Taser Use in Texas Prison
Texas Observer | March 13, 2025

12 Years Hostage: The Hidden Truth of Solitary Confinement in Texas
Black Lipstick | October 4, 2024

Jennifer Toon

Invisible Scars
Texas Observer | November 10, 2021

I Left My Friends in Prison in a Pandemic. Here’s What It’s Like for Them
The Guardian | October 9, 2020

Having My Period in Prison Was Awful. In Texas, That May Finally Change.
Texas Observer | November 12, 2019

Mourning a Stranger’s Suicide in Prison
The Marshall Project | August 22, 2019