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"This is a letter to bring forth the awareness of the awful conditions of T.D.C.J. inmates have to currently endure."

Photo of James McGuff and a woman

Photo of James McGuff

Jennifer Toon is a journalist from East Texas. While incarcerated, Toon wrote for the state prison newspaper, The Echo, for over ten years, and as a freelance writer, she has published work with The Texas Observer, The Marshall Project, and the…

A recording of Jennifer Toon reading a memorial she wrote for her friend, Anne Smith, who died of Covid-19 of July 29, 2020. This recording was created as part of the Mourning Our Losses vigil on October 8th, 2020.The memorial was originally…

Jennifer Toon is a journalist from East Texas. While incarcerated, Toon wrote for the state prison newspaper, The Echo, for over ten years, and as a freelance writer, she has published work with The Texas Observer, The Marshall Project, and the…

Portrait of Joseph Wilson

Kambri Crews was raised in rural Texas by deaf parents with few resources. Crew's book, Burn Down The Ground: A Memoir, reflects on the experience of living with disabled parents who faced their own demons. In tellingher own story, she also explores…

Kimberley Judd's husband is incarcerated in Texas. She details what she has learned about the conditions in Texas prisons since the outbreak of Covid-19 and her efforts to advocate on behalf of her husband and other incarcerated persons.

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