Vanguard Incarcerated Press

by Shayon Sledge Looking at my mom through the glass, my first tear falls. I can’t tell…

by Al Rice & Louis “Rick” Stevens In the summer of 1982, Louis “Rick” Stevens went on…

By Dymitr Haraszewski Do you believe in punishment? Most people do, of course, even cheering on the…

By Navarro Phillips I am currently housed at Dixon C.C in Illinois. I want to bring attention…

By Earl Breckenridge  “If you’re free in your mind, walls can’t really contain that,” said Dr. Mary…

By Keone T. Wallace To my community, peers, and youth, Second Chance is designed to recognize the…

By D. Razor Babb  On the first day of canteen in June the E Facility store at…

By Stanley Howard I’m sending the Open Letter from Dixon Correctional in Illinois to all the Mothers…

By D. Razor Babb  “The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its…

by Kevin McCarthy I can speak in regard to spatiality in the context of solitary confinement, particularly…

By Jesse Carson I have been involved in college programs in prison since 2005. I’ve taken classes…

by Kevin McCarthy Before I came to prison for this offense, I had an interpersonal association with…

By Ricky A. Ortega Sentenced to life without parole at the age of 21, I was sent…

By Richard Valdez The familiar whooshing sound of the stainless steel institutional toilets could be heard again…

By Richard Valdez (Editor’s note: the water was back on finally on Wednesday) The East Block Condemned…

By Toby Michael My name is Toby Michael. I was sentenced to “death by incarceration” for a…

By Donald Ray Young  Using the Norwegian Model as a template, San Quentin State Prison wants to…

By William John Easterling  My claims seem jaw dropping, but anyone can feel free to check the…