Skip to content Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2026 . Photos by Brian Hunt, Copyright 2026 . On the eve of the first anniversary of Chanel’s passing, a small gathering of family and friends came together at our home to honor the life of our beloved daughter. During that gathering, we buried a small portion of … Read more
Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2025 . The Passing of a Friend . My first recollection of Bryan Abrams was seeing him in a Philadelphia 76ers television advertisement in the 1980’s. He was the guy that sat at court side during enumerable games cheering on his hometown team, even though he was actually from Delaware. … Read more
Text by Daniel Gwynn, Copyright 2025 . The Cell and The Yard . My cell was on the second tier on the very narrow part of the catwalk. The door was steel, with a sliver of a window and a horizontal slot in the middle of the door for passing meal trays through, and my … Read more
Incarceration Nation . A recent study by the nonprofit Prison Policy Initiative of incarceration rates rated each US state as if it was an independent country. The statistics measure how many persons are incarcerated for every 100,000 citizens. Among countries, El Salvador has the world’s highest incarnation rate with 1,086 incarcerated for every 100,000. No … Read more
Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2025 . The Perils of Prison Life and the First Amendment . I made my living for more than thirty-five years from writing and photography. In my current circumstances I am blocked from doing photography, but I haven’t been blocked from writing — until now. A bit of history first: … Read more