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The Press in Prison is a Scalawag Media guidebook for journalists. Illuminating the need for incarcerated voices in journalism, this guide is intended to increase newsroom competency and capacity to work with writers on the inside, integrating reporting from prison into regular reporting cycles.
List of contents
1A. Freedom of the press in prison
By Lovey Cooper & Scalawag Editors
1B. Doing the (internal) work
By Danielle Purifoy
2A. Exploring the existing models: Ways to start working with incarcerated writers
By Rahsaan "New York" Thomas
2B. The anatomy of a story: The interpersonal work of co-reporting
By Christopher Blackwell & Jessica Schulberg
2C. Nuts and bolts: Best practices and bad habits
2D. How to pay incarcerated writers for their work
By Emily Nonko
3A. Retaliation against incarcerated writers
By Lyle C. May
3B. Developing a career from prison: It takes a team
By Lyle C. May
3C. Editors’ power to level the playing field
By Jessica Sylvia
4. Sustaining the work long term: More resources and next steps
About the author
Lovey Cooper is the Managing Editor of Scalawag. She is based in Durham, North Carolina.
Emily
Nonko is a social justice and solutions-oriented reporter based in
Brooklyn, New York. She is an organizer with Empowerment Avenue, a
program supporting incarcerated writers.
Danielle
Purifoy is an assistant professor of Geography at The University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the former Race and Place editor
of Scalawag.
Summary
The Press in Prison is a Scalawag Media guidebook for journalists. Illuminating the need for incarcerated voices in journalism, this guide is intended to increase newsroom competency and capacity to work with writers on the inside, integrating reporting from prison into regular reporting cycles.
