35 Best Prison Blogs & Websites in 2025

1. Prison Legal News

Blog https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/ + Follow Blog
Prison Legal News, a project of the Human Rights Defense Center, is an independent monthly magazine that provides cutting-edge review and analysis of prisoners' rights, court rulings, and news concerning criminal justice-related issues.MORE Email ****@prisonlegalnews.org
Facebook Followers 12.4KTwitter Followers 21.6KInstagram Followers 1.5K Frequency 5 posts/week Since Jan 2005 Domain Authority 63 Read Now Get Email Contact Get Influential Bloggers ContactsGet access to 250k active Bloggers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the type of bloggers you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share blogger's data in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Prison Policy Initiative Blog

Blog https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/ + Follow Blog
The Prison Policy Initiative was founded in 2001 to document and publicize how over-criminalization undermines our national welfare. This blog provides research and advocacy about how mass incarceration affects individuals, communities and the national welfare.MORE Facebook Followers 26.7KTwitter Followers 72.6K Frequency 1 post/week Since Apr 2000 Domain Authority 69 Read Now Get Email Contact

3. Prison Fellowship Blog

Blog https://www.prisonfellowship.org/blog/ + Follow Blog
Prison Fellowship works to bring hope and restoration to prisoners, families, and communities impacted by crime and incarceration.
Email ****@pfm.org
Facebook Followers 392.1KTwitter Followers 16.6KInstagram Followers 66.5K Frequency 3 posts/month Since Jan 2008 Domain Authority 59 Read Now Get Email Contact

4. Between the Bars

Blog https://betweenthebars.org/blogs/ + Follow Blog
Between the Bars is a weblog platform for people in prison, from which the 1% of America is behind bars who tell their stories. We hope to improve prisoner's lives, and help to reduce recidivism.MORE Email ****@betweenthebars.org
Frequency 5 posts/week Since Oct 2010 Domain Authority 46 Read Now Get Email Contact

5. Inmate Blogger

Blog https://inmateblogger.com/ + Follow Blog
This site is a collection of blogs written by inmates. It serves as a platform which allows them to share their stories, their opinions, their struggles, and their inner thoughts.
Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 566Twitter Followers 1.3K Frequency 2 posts/day Since Oct 2014 Domain Authority 16 Read Now Get Email Contact

6. Prison Performing Arts Blog

Blog https://www.prisonperformingarts.org/blog + Follow Blog
Know more about our programs, arts, events, and celebrities collaborating with us. Prison Performing Arts is a multi-discipline, literacy and performing arts program that serves incarcerated adults and children.MORE Email ****@prisonartsstl.org
Facebook Followers 2.5KTwitter Followers 355Instagram Followers 1.3K Frequency 11 posts/year Domain Authority 18 Read Now Get Email Contact

7. PA Prison Society

Blog https://www.prisonsociety.org/news-and-resources + Follow Blog
Since 1787, the Pennsylvania Prison Society has worked to ensure humane prison and jail conditions and advocate for sensible criminal justice policies. The Society advocates for systemic policy change, respond to the concerns of inmates and their families, provides subsidized bus service for Philadelphia families visiting loved ones incarcerated in different parts of the state, and provides assistance to individuals returning home from incarceration.MORE Email ****@prisonsociety.org
Facebook Followers 4.1KTwitter Followers 2.7KInstagram Followers 2.2K Frequency 1 post/week Domain Authority 39 Read Now Get Email Contact

8. Gove.UK Blog » Prison Jobs

Blog https://prisonjobs.blog.gov.uk/ + Follow Blog
Our posts are for prison officer applicants and those interested in careers within the prison service. Find Official advice and guidance for applicants to prison and probation roles, run by the Ministry of Justice. Gov.UK is The best place to find government services and information.MORE Twitter Followers 412K Frequency 2 posts/month Domain Authority 74 Read Now Get Email Contact

9. Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Blog https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/news/ + Follow Blog
Source for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's breaking news on prison and parole reforms, inmates, riots, courts, escapes and more. CDCR has approximately 114,000 inmates in 35 prisons, 3,500 in camps, 4,200 out of state, 670 juveniles.MORE Email ****@cdcr.ca.gov
Facebook Followers 60.8KTwitter Followers 14KInstagram Followers 17.4K Frequency 2 posts/week Domain Authority 93 Read Now Get Email Contact

10. WriteAPrisoner Blog

Blog https://writeaprisoner.com/inmate-blogs + Follow Blog
Here you will find blog entries from inmates all around the country. The prisoner blogs are all posted by active members of WriteAPrisoner.com. We post inmate pen-pal, legal, and reintegration profiles on our website. You decide who to write from the thousands of profiles of incarcerated men and women we have listed.MORE Email ****@writeaprisoner.com
Facebook Followers 86.9KTwitter Followers 6.5KInstagram Followers 4.7K Frequency 4 posts/week Domain Authority 55 Read Now Get Email Contact

11. Prison Journalism Project

Blog https://prisonjournalismproject.org/ + Follow Blog
A non-profit, non-partisan national organization that aims to empower incarcerated journalists to be a vital voice in criminal justice reform.
Email ****@prisonjournalismproject.org
Facebook Followers 1.9KTwitter Followers 5.1KInstagram Followers 5.4K Frequency 3 posts/week Domain Authority 29 Read Now Get Email Contact

12. Crossroads Prison Ministries Blog

Blog https://cpministries.org/ + Follow Blog
Get news and stories from Crossroads Prison Ministries. At Crossroads, we connect prisoners with volunteer mentors on the outside. Unlikely friendships are formed, and the lives of both prisoners and mentors are changed as they exchange letters, study God's Word and apply biblical truths to their lives.MORE Facebook Followers 6.6KTwitter Followers 588Instagram Followers 910 Frequency 2 posts/week Domain Authority 31 Read Now Get Email Contact

13. Prisoners' Education Trust Blog

Blog http://prisonerseducation.org.uk/category/blogs/ + Follow Blog
We feature the latest news about our work and share views from our staff and other prison education experts. Since 1989 Prisoners' Education Trust has been providing access to broader learning opportunities for prisoners. Our charity supports prisoners across England and Wales to study distance learning courses. We aim to improve prison education research, policy and practice.MORE Email ****@prisonerseducation.org.uk
Facebook Followers 2.3KTwitter Followers 20.1K Frequency 8 posts/year Domain Authority 42 Read Now Get Email Contact

14. Prisoners Abroad Blog

Blog https://www.prisonersabroad.org.uk/Blogs/blog + Follow Blog
Read Prisoners Abroad's news, views and articles. Prisoners Abroad's blog posts are brought to you by a wide range of people, including staff, service users, student ambassadors, dedicated supporters, friends, and social media followers, all of whom are passionate about our cause. Prisoners Abroad is a human rights and welfare charity providing humanitarian aid, advice and emotional support to British people affected by overseas imprisonment.MORE Email ****@prisonersabroad.org.uk
Facebook Followers 5.5KTwitter Followers 3.1KInstagram Followers 897 Frequency 2 posts/month Domain Authority 46 Read Now Get Email Contact

15. Sustainability in Prisons Project Blog

Blog https://sustainabilityinprisons.org/blog-gall.. + Follow Blog
KNow more about our work for sustainability in our blog. SPP brings together incarcerated individuals, scientists, corrections staff, students, and program partners to promote education, conserve biodiversity, practice sustainability, and help build healthy communities.MORE Email ****@evergreen.edu
Facebook Followers 2.2KTwitter Followers 548Instagram Followers 509 Frequency 4 posts/year Domain Authority 41 Read Now Get Email Contact

16. Private Prison News

Blog https://www.privateprisonnews.org/ + Follow Blog
PLN, a monthly print publication, has been reporting on criminal justice-related issues, including prison privatization, since 1990. Seek pleadings or court rulings in lawsuits and other legal proceedings involving private prison companies. The private prison industry includes for-profit companies that provide correctional services.MORE Email ****@prisonlegalnews.org
Frequency 5 posts/month Domain Authority 14 Read Now Get Email Contact

17. Sing Sing Prison Museum Blog

Blog https://www.singsingprisonmuseum.org/blog + Follow Blog
The blog will tell the story of Sing Sing Prison and American history and house an education center for criminal justice.Sing Sing Correctional Facility is an active, maximum-security prison where the theories and realities of criminal punishment and rehabilitation have played out for almost 200 years. It's a place with diverse stories from multiple perspectives. As an emerging voice, our goal is to deliver new ways of understanding for a fairer future.MORE Email ****@singsingprisonmuseum.org
Facebook Followers 2.8KTwitter Followers 587Instagram Followers 962 Frequency 4 posts/year Domain Authority 28 Read Now Get Email Contact

18. Prison: The Hidden Sentence

Blog https://prisonthehiddensentence.com/podcast/ + Follow Blog
The purpose of this blog is to educate and empower those who have or had a loved one in prison. Raising awareness one story at a time. We are a community dedicated to helping loved ones of the incarcerated break free of the hidden sentence.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Facebook Followers 1.4KTwitter Followers 2.2K Frequency 2 posts/month Domain Authority 19 Read Now Get Email Contact

19. Virginia Prisons Accountability Committee

Blog https://vapac.blogspot.com/ + Follow Blog
Virginia Prisons Accountability Commitee exist because of law. We are organized to ensure that the Department of Corrections complies with the Law
Email ****@gmail.com
Frequency 2 posts/week Domain Authority 9 Read Now Get Email Contact

20. Uncovered Injustice

Blog https://uncoveredinjustice.org/ + Follow Blog
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21. Prisonculture's Newsletter

Blog https://prisonculture.substack.com + Follow Blog
This is a monthly newsletter of my rants, musings and some other things.
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22. For the Lives of Prison Wives

Blog https://forthelivesofprisonwives.com/ + Follow Blog
If you want to learn more about the journey of family sticking together through the wall, the challenges of the criminal justice system, and the road to redemption you're in the right place. This blog is to share my personal experience as a prison wife in hopes of supporting, encouraging and bringing awareness to others in similar situations.MORE Email ****@forthelivesofprisonwives.com
Facebook Followers 2.7KTwitter Followers 332Instagram Followers 2.9K Frequency 2 posts/month Since Jul 2015 Domain Authority 5 Read Now Get Email Contact

23. Derrick's Prison Blog

Blog https://derricksprisonblog.com/ + Follow Blog
Explore Blogs about the experiences of Derrick L. Griffin during his imprisonment. We are friends who make it possible that the experiences of Derrick L. Griffin incarcerated in prison are published via this blog and that, in this way, much support for him is created to reopen his case and to prove his innocence.MORE Email ****@derricksprisonblog.com
Facebook Followers 20Twitter Followers 11 Frequency 2 posts/month Domain Authority 4 Read Now Get Email Contact

24. Penal Reform International Blog

Blog https://www.penalreform.org/blog/ + Follow Blog
Explore our blog to know more about our work on prison systems, conditions, prisoner rights and more! Penal Reform International (PRI) is a non-governmental organisation working globally to promote criminal justice systems that uphold human rights for all and do no harm.MORE Email ****@penalreform.org
Facebook Followers 1.5KTwitter Followers 6.2K Frequency 11 posts/year Domain Authority 59 Read Now Get Email Contact

25. Prison Reform Trust

Blog http://www.prisonreformtrust.org.uk/presspoli.. + Follow Blog
The Prison Reform Trust (PRT) an independent UK charity working to create a just, humane and effective penal system. By monitoring and reporting on developments in the penal system, the Prison Reform Trust continues to perform an important role in bringing to light information for public and parliamentary debate.MORE Email ****@prisonreformtrust.org.uk
Facebook Followers 5.1KTwitter Followers 37.9K Frequency 6 posts/week Domain Authority 57 Read Now Get Email Contact

26. Prison Phone Blog

Blog https://www.prisonphone.co.uk/blog/ + Follow Blog
The Prison Phone blog looks into all aspects of the criminal justice system. Specifically focused on the UK prison service. Prison Phone allows prisoners to stay in contact with friends and family by reducing the cost of their calls from prisonMORE Email ****@prisonphone.co.uk
Facebook Followers 7.2KTwitter Followers 2.8K Frequency 3 posts/month Domain Authority 35 Read Now Get Email Contact

27. Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting » Prison

Blog https://www.mississippicir.org/news/category/.. + Follow Blog
Find News stories from Mississippi Center for Investigative reporting on current issues and concerns impacting those that reside in Mississippi. Formed in 2018, the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting is a nonprofit news organization that seeks to empower citizens in their communities by informing and educating the public.MORE Email ****@mississippicir.org
Facebook Followers 14KTwitter Followers 2.2K Frequency 2 posts/month Domain Authority 47 Read Now Get Email Contact

28. Prison Diaries

Blog https://prison-diaries.com/posts/ + Follow Blog
Prison Diaries is a two-time Webby Award-winning blog of columns written by Chandra Bozelko while she was incarcerated.
Facebook Followers 9.4KTwitter Followers 2.7K Frequency 4 posts/year Domain Authority 40 Read Now Get Email Contact

29. Light in prison

Blog https://www.lightinprison.org/ + Follow Blog
Healing our prisons and those in them
Email ****@lightinprison.org
Twitter Followers 51 Frequency 4 posts/year Domain Authority 17 Read Now Get Email Contact

30. Prison Insight Blog

Blog https://prisoninsight.com/blog/ + Follow Blog
Founded in 2019, our website is the #1 resource on the internet to help inmate families and friends better navigate the prison system. We do this by providing all of the vital information loved ones need when trying to keep in contact with someone who is incarcerated. We're also working hard to hold prisons accountable and give a voice to those who have been incarcerated to expose the way they have been treated while incarcerated. Lastly, we're working to make this a place to prepare people for prisonMORE Frequency 4 posts/week Domain Authority 33 Read Now Get Email Contact

31. CLI Prison Alliance Blog

Blog https://cli.world/blog + Follow Blog
Read stories from prisoners in our blog. For 25 years, CLI Prison Alliance has been making disciples behind bars by reaching the lost and equipping believers. CLI Prison Alliance partners with chaplains, ministry leaders, inmates, and volunteers to accomplish our mission.MORE Email ****@cli.world
Facebook Followers 3.8KTwitter Followers 472 Frequency 2 posts/week Domain Authority 23 Read Now Get Email Contact

32. Idaho Prison Project Blog

Blog https://www.idahoprisonproject.org/post/ + Follow Blog
This is largely a data-driven blog written by data scientist Julia Piaskowki (me). I have not been formerly incarcerated, but like many, I have friends and family whose lives have been greatly impacted by mass incarceration. Sadly, my experience has shown me that prisons are destructive institutions that engender violence, victimize inmates and do little, if anything, to address harm or make communities safer.MORE Twitter Followers 832 Domain Authority 10 Read Now Get Email Contact

33. A Voice from Prison Blog

Blog https://avoicefromprison.com/blog/ + Follow Blog
Follow our Blog, A Voice from Prison, to read more about Criminal Justice Reform and Constitutional Rights within the Prison Justice System. A Voice From Prison is a non-profit advocating criminal justice reform and constitutional rights, directly from within the system itself.MORE Facebook Followers 677Twitter Followers 47Instagram Followers 184 Frequency 4 posts/year Domain Authority 49 Read Now Get Email Contact

34. Canadian Prison Law Association

Blog https://canadianprisonlaw.ca/news/ + Follow Blog
Get the latest news and updates from the association. THE CANADIAN PRISON LAW ASSOCIATION made its transformative appearance on the correctional law stage in 1985, but the 'prep' work for its arrival extends back decades, and must be recognized.MORE Frequency 4 posts/year Domain Authority 11 Read Now Get Email Contact