Prison Politics: Incarcerated Black College Students Hailing from Traditionally Democratic Households Remain Critical of Kamala Harris
Four years ago, after Donald Trump debated Joe Biden, we convened a group of ten Black imprisoned…
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The Warden, His Slaver Business Partner, and the Kidnapped Inmates: Revisiting San Quentin Prison’s Racist Beginnings
California’s racist carceral roots run deep. In his State of the State message delivered in 1851, California’s…
ACLU Urges Senate to Join House, Prevent Government Spying on Americans without Warrant
By Connie Martinez WASHINGTON, DC – The ACLU said the U.S. House approved the “Fourth Amendment Is…
Welcome to the Walking Dead: How California’s Prison System Created More Than 20,000 Opioid Drug Addicts Overnight
By Benjamin Frandsen and Ghostwrite Mike CHOWCHILLA, CA – In 2016, after the California Department of Corrections…
California’s Youth Offender Program: How Valley State Prison is Pioneering Deployment of Imprisoned Peer Mentors to Foster Rehabilitation
By Ghostwrite Mike and The Mundo Press CHOWCHILLA, CA – The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation…
Compassion Prison Project: An Inside Look at Trauma Talks Workshop at Valley State Prison
By Ghostwrite Mike and The Mundo Press CHOWCHILLA, CA – Afflicting young people under the age of…
Creating ‘Desistance’ – Reducing Crime When Reaching Adulthood – with Arts in Corrections; Fiscal Argument for Arts and Humanities Inside Prisons Made & Won in California More than 40 Years Ago
By Ghostwrite Mike and The Mundo Press CHOWCHILLA, CA – In 1980, State Sen. Henry Mello and…
Valley State Prison Residents Confront Vulnerability through Actor’s Gang Workshop Led by Oscar-Winning Actor Tim Robbins
By Ghostwrite Mike and The Mundo Press CHOWCHILLA, CA – Imagine being afraid. Really terrified, okay? Think…
Incarcerated California Poets at Valley State Prison Ask Why Officials Impounded 80 Copies of PEN America’s ‘The Sentences That Create Us: Crafting a Writer’s Life in Prison’
By Ghostwrite Mike and The Mundo Press CHOWCHILLA, CA – Several months ago, writer, podcaster and former…
Valley State Prison Residents Who Donated More Than 30 Works of Art to State’s Victim Services Safe House Program Now Asking Officials ‘Where Is the Art?’
By Ghostwrite Mike and The Mundo Press CHOWCHILLA, CA – Scott Behnke, an incarcerated artist who co-founded…
Show Us Musical Instruments: How Searching for Hip-hop Influences in Prison Revealed a Racial Justice Cause Hiding in Plain Sight
Portable MPCs are centerpiece beat-making production tools featured within Radical Reversal’s in-prison studio installations throughout the country….
The Problem with Adult Education Behind Bars: ESL Students Are Being Left Behind
By Ghostwrite Mike and The Mundo Press CHOWCHILLA, CA – At Valley State Prison (VSP), Associate’s and…
Laptops Behind Bars: Incarcerated Merced College Students Praise CDCR’s Technical Innovation and Support from Prison’s Vice Principal
By Ghostwrite Mike & The Mundo Press CHOWCHILLA, CA – Skrybe, a published poet and spoken word…
Poetry Behind Bars: CSU Fresno English Professor Brynn Saito Conducts MFA-Style Poetry Workshop with Valley State Prison College Students
By Ghostwrite Mike & The Mundo Press CHOWCHILLA, CA – Most people don’t realize that carceral state…
Imprisoned California Artist’s Unconventional Ball Point Pen Illustration Published in Ivy League Literary Magazine – Parting With Art: Why California’s Imprisoned Artists Create Art They Cannot Keep
By Ghostwrite Mike & The Mundo Press Photo Credit: Kamakazi Mergatroyd When the incarcerated artist known as…
From Death Row to Service: Life Prisoners in California Train Service Dogs for Valley State Prison’s Freedom K-9 Program
By Ghostwrite Mike & The Mundo Press CHOWCHILLA, CA – It’s Sunday morning in Valley State Prison’s…
A Youth Offender’s Travelog: Sight Seeing through California’s Carceral State from San Quentin to Valley State Prison
By Ghostwrite Mike & The Mundo Press CHOWCHILLA, CA – As a young Black man imprisoned in…
In Memoriam: Valley State Prison Residents Pay Tribute to Tireless Prison Reform Advocate Michael Latt Following Untimely Death in Los Angeles
Photo credit: Muna Malik By Ghostwrite Mike and The Mundo Press CHOWCHILLA, CA – Acclaimed poet Reginald…
Arts In Corrections: A Seat at the Incarcerated Artist Roundtable at Valley State Prison
By Ghostwrite Mike and The Mundo Press CHOWCHILLA, CA – “Voiceless, marginalized and disenfranchised” are among the…
Returning Citizen Benjamin Frandsen Normalizes Byline and Photography Journalism in His Post-Carceral Return to Valley State Prison
For years, San Quentin Rehabilitation Center and Mule Creek State Prison have been the only carceral communities…
