Between the Bars

Between the Bars

Human stories from prison

Between the Bars is a weblog platform for people in prison, through which the 1% of Americans who are in prison can tell their stories. Leave a comment – we'll pass it on.
... can only help us become a more compassionate, safer society.
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... encourages inmates to retain their individual identities ...
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Amazing stuff.
Christopher Uggen, criminologist

Featured posts

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A Mindful Approach to Prison Reform, by Daniel Labbe
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Justice: A Dish Served Hot in America, by Daniel Labbe
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Honoring Victims of Crime, by Daniel Womack
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Letter To A Higher Power, by Allan Lummus
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by X-ray-Robinson
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by Danny Bonds
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Rejuvinated Gangs on SNY Prison Yards, by James Collins

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