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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The Library of Congress named PJP’s Journalism as Literacy initiative a 2026 Emerging Strategies Honoree. It comes with a $5,000 prize. We're challenging our readers to celebrate by matching it. Help us turn $5,000 into $10,000 for PJP Learning in the next 48 hours.

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

One of the greatest privileges of my career has been watching incarcerated writers discover journalism. Many of the writers we work with at @prisonjournalism.bsky.social never imagined they could be doing journalism. But once they do, they begin to see their own experiences in a bigger context.

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I'm in Chicago and it is brutal outside. 90+ degrees, and it's supposed to get even hotter later this week. As I read about the record-breaking heat across the Midwest and East Coast, I think about everyone inside — most U.S. prisons have no AC.

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

This Fourth of July, the U.S. turns 250. @prisonjournalism.bsky.social asked incarcerated Americans what that means to them. Nearly 2 million people won't be celebrating with family or fireworks — but they have something to say. Check out our very first-ever audio piece!

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Incarcerated Americans on the 250th Birthday of the United States — In Their Own Voices

The land of the free is also the land of mass incarceration. Hear from people inside on what this milestone means to them.

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

My friend Jonathan Chiu's remembrance of the late great Marcus "Wali" Henderson, the former editor-in-chief of San Quentin News. Wali was a dear friend, and this piece brings tears to my eyes every time I read it. prisonjournalismproject.org/2025/10/28/i...

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Mourning the Man Most Responsible for My Freedom

Marcus Henderson, the former editor in chief of San Quentin News, always saw the good in people.

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

This story blew me away when I read it. Periods are a pain regardless of where you are, but imagine only being given a limited supply every month.

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What It's Like to Have Your Period in Prison

Even at a women’s prison, your menstruation care needs may not be met.

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

I remember being shocked when I first saw the tiny, low-res devices that people in prison refer to as tablets, but this is just... wow. I haven't thought about floppy disks in 30 years. Wonder how many people out there don't even know what it is.

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

As someone who started out not knowing anything about nonprofit fundraising five years ago, and was both a listener and a student of @rheawong.bsky.social's podcast "Nonprofit Lowdown," I feel like I unlocked a new level speaking about @prisonjournalism.bsky.social on it. 😁

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#346- How an Indie Newsroom Fights Big‑Money Media with Yukari Kane

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Humbled to feel the support of this community. This work isn't always easy, and it's been a tough year, but moments like this make me realize how many people are standing with us. Thank you!!! 🫶

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If anyone is able, and so inclined, I believe this to be worthy of support!

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

We'd be so grateful for your support if you are able to give. In these tough times, every penny counts.

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Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Wali and PJP co-founder @yukarikane.bsky.social sky.social worked together, running San Quentin News' Journalism Guild, and he was one of she and @profpasha.bsky.social's biggest supporters and champions when they first launched the organization.

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Thinking about this piece this morning. The author Marcus "Wali" Henderson passed away last Friday after a battle with cancer. He wrote this for @prisonjournalism.bsky.social in its earliest of days, and we had it on our "About Us" page for a long time, reminding us of why we do this work.

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The Pen

"They say the pen is mightier than the sword, True — the pen can kill you in the name of penance, The pen can pen ideas and dogma as the..."

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

People ask me all the time about the stories @prisonjournalism.bsky.social Prison Journalism Project publishes and how they can read them. If you haven't yet, please subscribe to "The Inside Story," our weekly newsletter. If you are already subscribed, grateful if you could share with your friends.

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Sooo excited about the 2025 Stillwater journalism awards Zoom ceremony honoring excellence in journalism in about an hour. @prisonjournalism.bsky.social is co-sponsors with @spj-posts.bsky.social. There's still time to sign up. Join us! :-)

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Stillwater Awards Ceremony

Celebrate the best stories of 2024 from behind prison walls and the courageous journalists behind them at the Stillwater Awards!

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

I don't typically read law journals but this one by a formerly incarcerated scholar on double-double consciousness as a new way of thinking about the psychological impact of being a black prisoner was excellent and thought provoking. I can't remember ever reading an academic article so engrossing.

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Law, Prison, and Double-Double Consciousness: A Phenomenological View of the Black Prisoner’s Experience

This Essay introduces double-double consciousness as a new way of conceptualizing the psychological ramifications of being a black prisoner. Based on my own experience as a black prisoner, I conclude ...

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Reading this @prisonjournalism.bsky.social story reminded me of my visit to Mule Creek State Prison in Calif a few yrs ago when most of the people in the yard had walkers, canes or hearing/visual impaired warning vests. I remember feeling like I was at a senior center.

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At My Alabama Prison, One Man Is Doing Time With His Grandson

One friend of mine has been in Alabama's prison system for so long, he’s now doing time with his grandson.

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Really impressive reporting by @nytimes.com and @mississippitoday.org. The ironclad evidence they gathered is shocking and awful.

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

I talk about this story all the time because the idea that someone is serving as a neighborhood commissioner from behind bars blew my mind as did the challenges she has overcome. I never would’ve known about it if she hadn’t written the story.

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Belatedly sharing, but I'm so excited about this!

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

This piece has got to be one of the best expressions I've ever read on what prison trauma feels like and the struggle to keep one's empathy from a writer who has been in prison since he was 15 yrs old. It will be required reading for us at PJP @prisonjournalism.bsky.social.

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Will There Be Anything Left of Me When I Leave This New Mexico Prison?

If you let it, the system will scrape away all that’s left of your empathy.

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

I'm a huge fan of Kwaneta Harris and her sharp writing from inside her Texas prison cell. This latest by her on @opencampus.org is on point: "The “celebration” of Black History Month entails posters of MLK, George Washington Carver, and Rosa Parks plastered around the education building...

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First Person: 'They ban books by Black authors. Then they tell us to celebrate Black History Month.' - Open Campus

As state legislatures and boards of regents debate whose histories deserve telling, those of us behind bars have long faced explicit bans on texts that challenge dominant narratives or examine racial ...

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

27 PJP contributors in 17 states describe winter behind bars: people in wheelchairs in the snow, cold showers that feel like "being stabbed by a million icicles," and a layer of ice in the toilet. Lieyleen tells us how difficult winter in a Md prison has been even for someone from Siberia like her.

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What Extreme Cold Feels Like in Prison

Prison writers from across the U.S. describe how cold their prisons get in the winter — and what small dignities could make it more bearable.

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Writer Donna Hockman was allowed to have a bible even though it includes stories of incest, murder, sex and violence, but she was denied "The Battered Woman Syndrome" and "Counseling for Women," two important resources. She wrote it two years ago but feels very relevant in these times.

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By My Prison’s Standards, the Bible Would Be a Banned Book

Today, more than 50,000 books are banned in prison. At Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women, the book ban is getting to be ridiculous.

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

As a Japanese woman who straddles two countries myself (and never felt like I fit in completely in Japan), I am so so proud of what Naomi Osaka has overcome and accomplished.

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

If anyone is looking for the positive right now, and books to add to your list, check the shortlisted books for the Inside Literary Prize. 25 incarcerated judges from 12 prisons will be selecting the winner. Love this program so much!

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

@newsnation.bsky.social asked @prisonjournalism.bsky.social's writer relations manager JoyBelle Phelan to talk about PJP writer Vaughn Wright's story "When Luigi Mangione Came to Our Prison." 🙂 prisonjournalismproject.org/2025/01/23/l...

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Inmate writes about Luigi Mangione’s brief stay | Banfield

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Thinking about the implications of this and what kind of adults they become: "The percentage of eighth graders who have “below basic” reading skills... was the largest it has been in the exam’s three-decade history — 33 percent."

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American Children’s Reading Skills Reach New Lows

With little post-pandemic recovery, experts wonder if screen time and school absence are among the causes.

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Just want to thank everyone for showing up for @prisonjournalism.bsky.social in the end-of-year fundraising campaign. We were so worried about how we were going to do amidst all the need in the world, but our friends here on Bluesky helped propel us into raising over $50,000.

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Hi. Just wanted to introduce myself. @profpasha.bsky.social and I started PJP at the beginning of the pandemic, and it felt like another historical moment when so many people's experiences would go unheard.

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Yukari Kane @yukarikane.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Our writer Vaughn Wright tells the story of what it was like when Luigi Mangione showed up at his Pennsylvania prison. It took a few weeks to get this out because we had to rely on postal mail to ask for the story and get it back without creating problems.

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When Luigi Mangione Came to Our Prison

A dispatch from SCI Huntingdon in Pennsylvania, which was briefly part of the biggest crime story in the nation.

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