Dean Mashimbwe, a Zimbabwean migrant residing in Cape Town, was incarcerated at Pollsmoor Correctional Centre from 2016 until 2017.
Ten years ago, 29,000 people in California prisons staged a hunger strike.
Jeffrey Shockley is a writer serving a life sentence in the State Correctional Institution-Fayette in Pennsylvania.
At Waffle House or the convenience store, the incarcerated mindset kept coming back. A story shared by an ex-con.
Throughout my incarceration, blazes big and small have been a feature of my life.
Thabo Mthembu was incarcerated in Pollsmoor Prison from 2014 to 2019. Read Thabo’s poem titled ‘My Incarceration’.
Thabo Mthembu was incarcerated in Pollsmoor Prison from 2014 to 2019. Read Thabo’s poem titled ‘Long walk after freedom day’.
Jeffrey Shockley is a writer serving a life sentence in the State Correctional Institution-Fayette in Pennsylvania.
When I encountered him, I was astounded by his enormity and the peacefulness of his presence.
A story shared by an incarcerated prisoner who has witnessed many cellies overdose in prison.
David van Nek was incarcerated in Pollsmoor Correctional Centre from 2013 until 2015 and participated in the restorative justice programme.
David van Nek was incarcerated in Pollsmoor Correctional Centre from 2013 until 2015 and participated in the restorative justice programme.
Jeffrey Shockley is a writer serving a life sentence in the State Correctional Institution-Fayette in Pennsylvania.
Entering prison at age 15, my first task was simply to survive. Eighteen years later, I’m learning what it means to be an adult.
A virtual training session aimed at teaching former inmates about writing structure, particularly in The South African’s style, recently took place.
An incarcerated female shares her story and feelings from women’s prison.
And now I finally have them with my first-ever prison tablet — the ultimate sanity-saving boredom buster.
Jeffrey Shockley is a writer serving a life sentence in the State Correctional Institution-Fayette in Pennsylvania.
An incarcerated writer shares his truth and experience behind bars.
Jeffrey Shockley is a writer serving a life sentence in the State Correctional Institution-Fayette in Pennsylvania. Read Jeffrey’s story My reality
A story shared by a poet who was raised in Compton in Los Angeles. That is currently incarcerated in California.
An incarcerated gentleman’s expression of love and gratitude towards his mother.
The chaos of prison can interrupt love, but not defeat it.
Restore links ‘The South African’ with the formerly incarcerated for the Prison Journalism Programme, where they get a platform to tell their stories.
A writer incarcerated in California. Finds writing to be therapeutic as a response to a childhood speech impediment, is awaiting prison and sentencing reforms.