A national network and resource for those creating art in and around the criminal legal system.
Poetry and Prose
This space provides an opportunity to highlight writing by people who are or have been in prison. To search for particular phrases or names within this collection, please click here. If you are interested in purchasing work that you see in our galleries or portfolios, please reach out to us.
Please fill out this form if you are interested in utilizing images from the galleries or portfolios for your own purposes. If you would like to connect with any of the featured artists, contact us. We ask that you do not utilize any of the artwork you see here without requesting permission to do so. We strongly believe that artists should have full agency over their work, so we do not share it with other entities without their consent.
If you would like to add your or a loved one’s work to the galleries or portfolios, please have them send us a completed consent form, or if you know an artist in prison who would like to learn about our programs, please have them write to us at PO Box 8261, Silver Spring, MD 20907.
Gary FarlowGary FarlowGary FarlowGary FarlowGary FarlowGary Farlow
Troy GloverTroy GloverCarla Joan SimmonsDavid HazlittJose Santiago
Bryant HarrisonJennifer DiazJennifer DiazJordan EarlsJennifer DiazJennifer DiazJordan Earls, COVID-19Jordan Earls, When I Dare to WriteJordan Earls, When I Dare to Write
Jordan Earls
Jordan Earls
Gilbert HammelGilbert HammelGilbert HammelGilbert HammelGilbert Hammelby Bryant Harrisonby Julie SpencerGilbert HammelGilbert Hamelby Cedar MortensonGilbert HamelGilbert HamelGilbert HamelGilbert HamelFlawless, IncO.G. BlueO.G. Blueby Julie Spencerby Cedar Mortensonby Tony C.by Cedar Mortensonby Tony C.by Bryant Harrisonby Patrick Gallowayby Tony C.
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