Author: Phillip Luna

Phillip Luna is an incarcerated journalist in Oregon. He is the editor-in-chief of The Echo, a prison newsletter, and 1664, a magazine published in several Oregon prisons. Outside of prison publications, his work has been published with the East Oregonian, Portland Mercury, Inside News, PonyXpress, and with the Prison Journalism Project. In 2025, he was a finalist for an American Penal Press Award in op-ed and a Stillwater Award in feature writing. In the 2026 Stillwater Awards, he earned third place in the prison journalist of the year category and a first place nod for best reported essay. While incarcerated he has earned an Associate of the Arts degree and is currently pursuing a bachelor’s in English. Additionally, Luna is serving as an inaugural member of the steering committee for the Prison Press Association. Luna has been incarcerated since 2015. He is of Hispanic and white descent and is originally from the Oakland area.