From John Hopkins University, the mission of the American Prison Writing Archive (APWA) is to replace misrepresentation of prisons and imprisoned people with first-person witness by those living in legalized confinement.

The Reveal Digital American Prison Newspapers collection brings together hundreds of newspapers from across the country, published within prisons by incarcerated persons.

Donald Lowrie was an American newspaper writer and author. He became a well-known advocate of prison reform work after the release of his book My Life in Prison, in which he reflects on his ten-year incarceration in San Quentin State Prison north of San Francisco, California.