“Forlorn Hope” was the title of the first American newspaper published by an incarcerated person. Since that day on March 24, 1800, over 700 periodicals have been published by U.S. prisoners, providing a unique look behind the abounding ominous walls that we’ve erected across the nation.
Thanks to an amazing collaboration facilitated by Reveal Digital and the not-for-profit organization ITHAKA, many of these publications, including my First Amend This! newsletter, can now be accessed through the academic database JSTOR.
JSTOR is a free digital library that connects people to over 12 million academic journal articles, books, images, contributed collections and primary sources.
Here, you’ll find the collection titled “American Prison Newspapers 1800 – 2020: Voices from the Inside.”
Equally exciting–JSTOR provides an offline version of its database to prisons and jails across the nation, making the majority of BookOfIrving82431’s First Amend This! newsletters available to students enrolled in prison education programs.
My thanks to the Idaho Department of Correction for providing the patience and understanding that I required to reach this awesome achievement.
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