Prison journalists are fighting for their right to free speech and to hold truth to power, despite facing intimidation, threats, and censorship, in order to give voice to the most marginalized populations and to help dismantle and silence journalistic voices from within the walls of this nation’s penitentiaries.
William J. Drummond, an American journalist and professor at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, has a unique approach to journalism, using his words to construct a safe space for conversation and interaction, making him more similar to an architect than a journalist.
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