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An addict bestowed with an earth-moving kindness. A devastated father. A trans woman taking others under her wing. In Prison Stories, currently and recently incarcerated writers talk about life inside the U.S. prison system. read.medium.com/NLW9KJz 
She saved a life in the mental health hall—a woman, clearly addicted to something. A woman, looking for her next fix. In a prison system all too willing to give it to her. Ladrina Johnson on the abuse of prescription drugs in prison: read.medium.com/hDRZF5u
One man serving a four-year sentence for assault and battery describes the unbelievable pain and devastating frustration of trying to parent an autistic child from prison. read.medium.com/EzZFLE5
It was seven months into his prison sentence that he really started to feel alone. The visits stopped, as did the letters. Until one day an envelope arrived that changed his life. Inside of it? The latest Harry Potter book. read.medium.com/GVCCj9q
For the first 10 years of her incarceration, she hid her true identity and presented as a man. The next 30 years would be different—for herself, and for other inmates like her. read.medium.com/s8pT2gL
Read more personal essays from formerly and currently incarcerated writers in our new collection, Prison Stories. read.medium.com/Hm05jtj
