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I Somehow Swallowed the Night: Prison Picassos, Big-House Hemingways, and the Prison Creative Arts Project

By Chris Dankovich In a modest hall covered in snow on the main campus of the…

By Denver “What is the opposite of a good lawyer joke? A good joke by a…

By Chris Dankovich Coming to prison at a young age, holidays still have a bit of…

Dear Jennifer Wherever You Are, I don’t know if you remember me, or the day…

By Denver I. In 1897, there was mass chaos down in New Orleans. The wild rowdy…

By Chris Dankovich A note from the writer: Not everyone who chooses to interact with prisoners…

By Chris Dankovich The yard was empty, except for maybe one or two other people, as…

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By Chris Dankovich I met Santa Claus in state prison. Big, round, jolly with a beard…

By Chris Dankovich “Hey, did you see that kid in the wheelchair today?” “No,” I say.…