Carla Canning
@carlacanning.bsky.social
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I know we all love a cat story, but Kwaneta's really has it all! You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll chant 'Free Fluffy' quietly to yourself...or maybe that was just me
This Cat Brought Love to A Concrete World
Fluffy lived with us in our cells, until they were taken away. The kitten gave us purpose beyond ourselves and showed us we could still be compassionate.
prisonjournalismproject.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I know we all love a cat story, but Kwaneta's really has it all! You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll chant 'Free Fluffy' quietly to yourself...or maybe that was just me
I know we all love a cat story, but Kwaneta's really has it all! You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll chant 'Free Fluffy' quietly to yourself...or maybe that was just me
This Cat Brought Love to A Concrete World
Fluffy lived with us in our cells, until they were taken away. The kitten gave us purpose beyond ourselves and showed us we could still be compassionate.
prisonjournalismproject.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I know we all love a cat story, but Kwaneta's really has it all! You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll chant 'Free Fluffy' quietly to yourself...or maybe that was just me
Menstruation and incarceration. Kelsey's brave and powerful piece is about what it's like to experience both at once. Her honesty on this topic is so important and illuminating.
I've been sharing it with every woman I know and hope you'll read and share it, too.
I've been sharing it with every woman I know and hope you'll read and share it, too.
What It's Like to Have Your Period in Prison
Even at a women’s prison, your menstruation care needs may not be met.
prisonjournalismproject.org
September 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Menstruation and incarceration. Kelsey's brave and powerful piece is about what it's like to experience both at once. Her honesty on this topic is so important and illuminating.
I've been sharing it with every woman I know and hope you'll read and share it, too.
I've been sharing it with every woman I know and hope you'll read and share it, too.
Reposted by Carla Canning
More than 800,000 Americans have died from opioids since 1999.
But there’s another drug-related crisis in the US: the exploitative, underregulated drug rehab industry.
That’s the focus of this week’s “More To The Story with Al Letson.”
But there’s another drug-related crisis in the US: the exploitative, underregulated drug rehab industry.
That’s the focus of this week’s “More To The Story with Al Letson.”
Why Rehab Often Fuels Relapse Instead of Recovery
Podcast Episode · Reveal · 08/27/2025 · 31m
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August 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
More than 800,000 Americans have died from opioids since 1999.
But there’s another drug-related crisis in the US: the exploitative, underregulated drug rehab industry.
That’s the focus of this week’s “More To The Story with Al Letson.”
But there’s another drug-related crisis in the US: the exploitative, underregulated drug rehab industry.
That’s the focus of this week’s “More To The Story with Al Letson.”
Reposted by Carla Canning
“What you have accomplished here flies in the face of all the assumptions and stereotypes that have been heaped upon you,” Gov. Pritzker said. "To that I say: Don’t ever stop defying those expectations."
First Class of Incarcerated Students Earn Degrees From Northwestern University
Dignitaries turned out for the commencement ceremony honoring 16 men who earned bachelor’s degrees from Northwestern University through the Northwestern Prison Education Program.
prisonjournalismproject.org
August 28, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“What you have accomplished here flies in the face of all the assumptions and stereotypes that have been heaped upon you,” Gov. Pritzker said. "To that I say: Don’t ever stop defying those expectations."
can someone who has seen Bring Her Back let me know if I will be very scared or a normal amount of scared
August 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
can someone who has seen Bring Her Back let me know if I will be very scared or a normal amount of scared
people in prison are often avid readers. (tbh, this is an understatement)
check out some book reviews, recommendations and stories about reading from PJP writers:
check out some book reviews, recommendations and stories about reading from PJP writers:
August 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
people in prison are often avid readers. (tbh, this is an understatement)
check out some book reviews, recommendations and stories about reading from PJP writers:
check out some book reviews, recommendations and stories about reading from PJP writers:
2 weeks ago, I was visiting a prison in Oklahoma with @prisonjournalism.bsky.social and spotted someone reading book 6 of the Wheel of Time series. We were both sufficiently hyped to chat about it.
August 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
2 weeks ago, I was visiting a prison in Oklahoma with @prisonjournalism.bsky.social and spotted someone reading book 6 of the Wheel of Time series. We were both sufficiently hyped to chat about it.
here's that cat pic I promised
August 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
here's that cat pic I promised
i'm taking over PJP's account this week!!
good morning bluesky! this is @carlacanning.bsky.social, PJP's associate editor. I'll be hanging with you for the week. got questions about the editing process? ask away!
August 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
i'm taking over PJP's account this week!!
Justin typically writes about making prison food palatable. Some of his recent stories are about making kimchi and how the addition of a microwave transformed dorm cooking.
But after 11 years, dining hall food finally caught up with him.
But after 11 years, dining hall food finally caught up with him.
You Can Only Dodge Food Poisoning in Prison for So Long
Eleven years into my prison sentence, I finally got sick from chow hall food.
prisonjournalismproject.org
August 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Justin typically writes about making prison food palatable. Some of his recent stories are about making kimchi and how the addition of a microwave transformed dorm cooking.
But after 11 years, dining hall food finally caught up with him.
But after 11 years, dining hall food finally caught up with him.
started my annual reread of My Brilliant Friend. pls clap
August 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
started my annual reread of My Brilliant Friend. pls clap
thinking about how incarceration impacts ways of seeing always reminds me of this Reginald Dwayne Betts essay about The San Quentin Project
Can Photographs Help Communicate the Experience of Incarceration?
Artist and educator Nigel Poor's new book reveals an archive from San Quentin and a record of a prison photography workshop.
aperture.org
July 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
thinking about how incarceration impacts ways of seeing always reminds me of this Reginald Dwayne Betts essay about The San Quentin Project
when my cousin was incarcerated, I had the idea that I should start taking photos of scenes from my every day life to share with him. I wanted him to see some of the things I was seeing. I didn't end up doing it because I was worried about making him miss home more, but now I wish I had
Why Photographs Mean So Much to People in Prison
Memories often bring solace in prison, so capturing them in photos brings a layer of permanence.
prisonjournalismproject.org
July 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
when my cousin was incarcerated, I had the idea that I should start taking photos of scenes from my every day life to share with him. I wanted him to see some of the things I was seeing. I didn't end up doing it because I was worried about making him miss home more, but now I wish I had
"i've let my nails get too long. it's becoming perilous" -something i just said out loud to myself
July 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"i've let my nails get too long. it's becoming perilous" -something i just said out loud to myself
PJP writers react to the pictures from CECOT, El Salvador's notorious prison.
From Troy in Michigan: “Being possessed, for instance, is a reality many of my readers would not intuitively understand."
prisonjournalismproject.org/2025/05/15/e...
From Troy in Michigan: “Being possessed, for instance, is a reality many of my readers would not intuitively understand."
prisonjournalismproject.org/2025/05/15/e...
What We Saw in Those Images From the El Salvador Mega Prison
U.S. Prison writers react to the pictures of Secretary Kristi Noem standing in front of men packed tightly together in CECOT.
prisonjournalismproject.org
July 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
PJP writers react to the pictures from CECOT, El Salvador's notorious prison.
From Troy in Michigan: “Being possessed, for instance, is a reality many of my readers would not intuitively understand."
prisonjournalismproject.org/2025/05/15/e...
From Troy in Michigan: “Being possessed, for instance, is a reality many of my readers would not intuitively understand."
prisonjournalismproject.org/2025/05/15/e...
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Compared with the curated pictures that are the mainstay of social media, Adrienne Salinger’s images of teens in their bedrooms, taken in the ’80s and ’90s, offer a sense of the perilousness of adolescence.
Teen-Agers in Their Bedrooms, Before the Age of Selfies
Adrienne Salinger’s cult photography book from the nineties makes a comeback.
www.newyorker.com
July 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Compared with the curated pictures that are the mainstay of social media, Adrienne Salinger’s images of teens in their bedrooms, taken in the ’80s and ’90s, offer a sense of the perilousness of adolescence.
Reposted by Carla Canning
24/7 phone access, bookcases, LED lights: A new program modeled off European prisons is attempting to refocus prison culture on rehabilitation and community.
The Progressive Scandinavian Prison Model Comes to an Idaho Prison.
The Progressive Scandinavian Prison Model Comes to an Idaho Prison
Idaho Prison administration traveled overseas and brought back a new plan for state prisons.
prisonjournalismproject.org
July 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
24/7 phone access, bookcases, LED lights: A new program modeled off European prisons is attempting to refocus prison culture on rehabilitation and community.
I don't WANT to enjoy the wheel of time books this much i just DO
July 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I don't WANT to enjoy the wheel of time books this much i just DO
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GOOD NEWS: Phone calls in New York State prisons will be free starting next month, a critical win that will save families more than $13 million a year.
Helping incarcerated people stay connected to their loved ones is an investment in public safety.
Helping incarcerated people stay connected to their loved ones is an investment in public safety.
Prisoners’ Phone Calls Will Soon Be Free in New York State
www.nytimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
GOOD NEWS: Phone calls in New York State prisons will be free starting next month, a critical win that will save families more than $13 million a year.
Helping incarcerated people stay connected to their loved ones is an investment in public safety.
Helping incarcerated people stay connected to their loved ones is an investment in public safety.
I visited California Medical Facility last summer and spent time with hospice patients and care workers in the garden there. it's hard to overstate the power of nature and outdoor spaces in people's lives
prisonjournalismproject.org/2025/07/22/c...
prisonjournalismproject.org/2025/07/22/c...
We Built a Patio at My Prison. It Has Changed My Life
Incarcerated women built a patio, and we use it for Bible study, leisurely picnics, to engage in mindfulness or yoga, and to play cards or crochet.
prisonjournalismproject.org
July 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I visited California Medical Facility last summer and spent time with hospice patients and care workers in the garden there. it's hard to overstate the power of nature and outdoor spaces in people's lives
prisonjournalismproject.org/2025/07/22/c...
prisonjournalismproject.org/2025/07/22/c...
i made this character map for my book club's discussion of A Visit From the Good Squad
July 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
i made this character map for my book club's discussion of A Visit From the Good Squad
sooo much of this story was brand new information to me i don't even know where to start prisonjournalismproject.org/2025/07/15/m...
My 600-Mile Journey From Prison to a Halfway House
After spending 10 years in prison, I found my way to the start of the rest of my life.
prisonjournalismproject.org
July 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
sooo much of this story was brand new information to me i don't even know where to start prisonjournalismproject.org/2025/07/15/m...
the only thing that needs everything bagel seasoning is an everything bagel
July 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
the only thing that needs everything bagel seasoning is an everything bagel
buying everything but the bagel seasoning so i can slam dunk it into the trash
July 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
buying everything but the bagel seasoning so i can slam dunk it into the trash