35 Best Prison Blogs & Websites

1. Prison Legal News

Prison Legal News, a project of the Human Rights Defense Center, is an independent monthly magazine that provides cutting-edge review and analysis of prisoners' rights, court rulings, and news concerning criminal justice-related issues.
prisonlegalnews.org
Facebook Followers 12.4KTwitter Followers 21.6KInstagram Followers 1.5K Frequency 1 post / month Since Jan 2005 Domain Authority 63 Get Email Contact

2. Prison Policy Initiative

The Prison Policy Initiative was founded in 2001 to document and publicize how over-criminalization undermines our national welfare. This blog provides research and advocacy about how mass incarceration affects individuals, communities and the national welfare.
prisonpolicy.org
Facebook Followers 23.6KTwitter Followers 72.6K Frequency 1 post / week Since Apr 2000 Domain Authority 69 Get Email Contact

3. Prison Fellowship

Prison Fellowship works to bring hope and restoration to prisoners, families, and communities impacted by crime and incarceration.
prisonfellowship.org
Facebook Followers 325.5KTwitter Followers 16.6KInstagram Followers 54.4K Frequency 1 post / month Since Jan 2008 Domain Authority 60 Get Email Contact

4. Between the Bars

Between the Bars is a weblog platform for people in prison, from which the 1% of America is behind bars who tell their stories. We hope to improve prisoner's lives, and help to reduce recidivism.
betweenthebars.org
Frequency 7 posts / week Since Oct 2010 Domain Authority 46 Get Email Contact

5. Inmate Blogger

This site is a collection of blogs written by inmates. It serves as a platform which allows them to share their stories, their opinions, their struggles, and their inner thoughts.
inmateblogger.com
Facebook Followers 528Twitter Followers 1.3K Frequency 3 posts / month Since Oct 2014 Domain Authority 16 Get Email Contact

6. Prison Performing Arts Blog

Know more about our programs, arts, events, and celebrities collaborating with us. Prison Performing Arts is a multi-discipline, literacy and performing arts program that serves incarcerated adults and children.
prisonperformingarts.org
Facebook Followers 2.4KTwitter Followers 355Instagram Followers 1.3K Frequency 1 post / quarter Domain Authority 18 Get Email Contact

7. Penal Reform International Blog

Explore our blog to know more about our work on prison systems, conditions, prisoner rights and more! Penal Reform International (PRI) is a non-governmental organisation working globally to promote criminal justice systems that uphold human rights for all and do no harm.
penalreform.org
Facebook Followers 1.3KTwitter Followers 6.2K Frequency 5 posts / quarter Domain Authority 59 Get Email Contact

8. Gove.UK Blog » Prison Jobs

Our posts are for prison officer applicants and those interested in careers within the prison service. Find Official advice and guidance for applicants to prison and probation roles, run by the Ministry of Justice. Gov.UK is The best place to find government services and information.
prisonjobs.blog.gov.uk
Twitter Followers 412K Frequency 2 posts / month Domain Authority 74 Get Email Contact

9. Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Source for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's breaking news on prison and parole reforms, inmates, riots, courts, escapes and more. CDCR has approximately 114,000 inmates in 35 prisons, 3,500 in camps, 4,200 out of state, 670 juveniles.
cdcr.ca.gov/news
Facebook Followers 57.5KTwitter Followers 14KInstagram Followers 14.2K Frequency 1 post / day Domain Authority 93 Get Email Contact

10. WriteAPrisoner Blog

Here you will find blog entries from inmates all around the country. The prisoner blogs are all posted by active members of WriteAPrisoner.com. We post inmate pen-pal, legal, and reintegration profiles on our website. You decide who to write from the thousands of profiles of incarcerated men and women we have listed.
writeaprisoner.com
Facebook Followers 87.2KTwitter Followers 6.5KInstagram Followers 4.4K Frequency 9 posts / month Domain Authority 55 Get Email Contact

11. Prison Journalism Project

A non-profit, non-partisan national organization that aims to empower incarcerated journalists to be a vital voice in criminal justice reform.
prisonjournalismproject.org
Facebook Followers 1.5KTwitter Followers 5.1KInstagram Followers 3.9K Frequency 3 posts / week Domain Authority 29 Get Email Contact

12. Prisoners' Education Trust Blog

We feature the latest news about our work and share views from our staff and other prison education experts. Since 1989 Prisoners' Education Trust has been providing access to broader learning opportunities for prisoners. Our charity supports prisoners across England and Wales to study distance learning courses. We aim to improve prison education research, policy and practice.
prisonerseducation.org.uk
Facebook Followers 2KTwitter Followers 20.1K Frequency 1 post / quarter Domain Authority 42 Get Email Contact

13. Prisoners Abroad Blog

Read Prisoners Abroad's news, views and articles. Prisoners Abroad's blog posts are brought to you by a wide range of people, including staff, service users, student ambassadors, dedicated supporters, friends, and social media followers, all of whom are passionate about our cause. Prisoners Abroad is a human rights and welfare charity providing humanitarian aid, advice and emotional support to British people affected by overseas imprisonment.
prisonersabroad.org.uk
Facebook Followers 5.5KTwitter Followers 3.1KInstagram Followers 825 Frequency 1 post / week Domain Authority 46 Get Email Contact

14. DoingFedTime

Federal Prison Consultants who answer questions and educate people about what federal prison is really like.
doingfedtime.com
Twitter Followers 921 Frequency 2 posts / month Domain Authority 7 Get Email Contact

15. Private Prison News

PLN, a monthly print publication, has been reporting on criminal justice-related issues, including prison privatization, since 1990. Seek pleadings or court rulings in lawsuits and other legal proceedings involving private prison companies. The private prison industry includes for-profit companies that provide correctional services.
privateprisonnews.org
Frequency 1 post / month Domain Authority 14 Get Email Contact

16. Sing Sing Prison Museum Blog

The blog will tell the story of Sing Sing Prison and American history and house an education center for criminal justice.Sing Sing Correctional Facility is an active, maximum-security prison where the theories and realities of criminal punishment and rehabilitation have played out for almost 200 years. It's a place with diverse stories from multiple perspectives. As an emerging voice, our goal is to deliver new ways of understanding for a fairer future.
singsingprisonmuseum.org
Facebook Followers 2.6KTwitter Followers 587Instagram Followers 839 Frequency 1 post / week Domain Authority 28 Get Email Contact

17. Prison: The Hidden Sentence

The purpose of this blog is to educate and empower those who have or had a loved one in prison. Raising awareness one story at a time. We are a community dedicated to helping loved ones of the incarcerated break free of the hidden sentence.
prisonthehiddensentence.com
Facebook Followers 1KTwitter Followers 2.2K Frequency 1 post / month Domain Authority 19 Get Email Contact

18. Virginia Prisons Accountability Committee

Virginia Prisons Accountability Commitee exist because of law. We are organized to ensure that the Department of Corrections complies with the Law
vapac.blogspot.com
Frequency 1 post / week Domain Authority 9 Get Email Contact

19. A Voice from Prison Blog

Follow our Blog, A Voice from Prison, to read more about Criminal Justice Reform and Constitutional Rights within the Prison Justice System. A Voice From Prison is a non-profit advocating criminal justice reform and constitutional rights, directly from within the system itself.
avoicefromprison.com
Facebook Followers 697Twitter Followers 47Instagram Followers 190 Frequency 1 post / year Domain Authority 49 Get Email Contact

20. Canadian Prison Law Association

Get the latest news and updates from the association. THE CANADIAN PRISON LAW ASSOCIATION made its transformative appearance on the correctional law stage in 1985, but the 'prep' work for its arrival extends back decades, and must be recognized.
canadianprisonlaw.ca
Frequency 1 post / month Domain Authority 11 Get Email Contact

21. For the Lives of Prison Wives

If you want to learn more about the journey of family sticking together through the wall, the challenges of the criminal justice system, and the road to redemption you're in the right place. This blog is to share my personal experience as a prison wife in hopes of supporting, encouraging and bringing awareness to others in similar situations.
forthelivesofprisonwives.com
Facebook Followers 2.6KTwitter Followers 332Instagram Followers 2.9K Since Jul 2015 Domain Authority 5 Get Email Contact

22. Derrick's Prison Blog

Explore Blogs about the experiences of Derrick L. Griffin during his imprisonment. We are friends who make it possible that the experiences of Derrick L. Griffin incarcerated in prison are published via this blog and that, in this way, much support for him is created to reopen his case and to prove his innocence.
derricksprisonblog.com
Facebook Followers 20Twitter Followers 11 Frequency 7 posts / year Domain Authority 4 Get Email Contact

23. Light in prison

Healing our prisons and those in them
lightinprison.org
Twitter Followers 51 Domain Authority 17 Get Email Contact

24. Prison Reform Trust

The Prison Reform Trust (PRT) an independent UK charity working to create a just, humane and effective penal system. By monitoring and reporting on developments in the penal system, the Prison Reform Trust continues to perform an important role in bringing to light information for public and parliamentary debate.
prisonreformtrust.org.uk
Facebook Followers 4.5KTwitter Followers 37.9K Domain Authority 57 Get Email Contact

25. Prison Phone Blog

The Prison Phone blog looks into all aspects of the criminal justice system. Specifically focused on the UK prison service. Prison Phone allows prisoners to stay in contact with friends and family by reducing the cost of their calls from prison
prisonphone.co.uk
Facebook Followers 7.3KTwitter Followers 2.8K Domain Authority 35 Get Email Contact

26. Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting » Prison

Find News stories from Mississippi Center for Investigative reporting on current issues and concerns impacting those that reside in Mississippi. Formed in 2018, the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting is a nonprofit news organization that seeks to empower citizens in their communities by informing and educating the public.
mississippicir.org
Facebook Followers 11.7KTwitter Followers 2.2K Domain Authority 47 Get Email Contact

27. Prison Diaries

Prison Diaries is a two-time Webby Award-winning blog of columns written by Chandra Bozelko while she was incarcerated.
prison-diaries.com
Facebook Followers 9.8KTwitter Followers 2.7K Domain Authority 40 Get Email Contact

28. Sustainability in Prisons Project Blog

KNow more about our work for sustainability in our blog. SPP brings together incarcerated individuals, scientists, corrections staff, students, and program partners to promote education, conserve biodiversity, practice sustainability, and help build healthy communities.
sustainabilityinprisons.org
Facebook Followers 2.2KTwitter Followers 548Instagram Followers 498 Domain Authority 41 Get Email Contact

29. Prison Insight Blog

Founded in 2019, our website is the #1 resource on the internet to help inmate families and friends better navigate the prison system. We do this by providing all of the vital information loved ones need when trying to keep in contact with someone who is incarcerated. We're also working hard to hold prisons accountable and give a voice to those who have been incarcerated to expose the way they have been treated while incarcerated. Lastly, we're working to make this a place to prepare people for prison
prisoninsight.com
Frequency 30 posts / year Domain Authority 33 Get Email Contact

30. CLI Prison Alliance Blog

Read stories from prisoners in our blog. For 25 years, CLI Prison Alliance has been making disciples behind bars by reaching the lost and equipping believers. CLI Prison Alliance partners with chaplains, ministry leaders, inmates, and volunteers to accomplish our mission.
cli.world/blog
Facebook Followers 3.8KTwitter Followers 472 Domain Authority 23 Get Email Contact

31. Idaho Prison Project Blog

This is largely a data-driven blog written by data scientist Julia Piaskowki (me). I have not been formerly incarcerated, but like many, I have friends and family whose lives have been greatly impacted by mass incarceration. Sadly, my experience has shown me that prisons are destructive institutions that engender violence, victimize inmates and do little, if anything, to address harm or make communities safer.
idahoprisonproject.org
Twitter Followers 832 Domain Authority 10 Get Email Contact

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