Substacks recommended by Brian Dolinar | Sentences: Writings About Mass Incarceration

Recommended by Brian Dolinar

My personal Substack

Read my homie Chris Miner's new Substack, he did a stint in prison and now tells the story of the millions of white people who also experience the ill effects of mass incarceration.

- Brian Dolinar

toria's textiles

By Toria Baez

I write and illustrate about my artistic process and everyday moments.

Changing Lives Forever, LLC

The Voice Of The Often Ignored - Where the informed lived reality of Reentry, Second Chance, Positive Community Building, Homelessness, Foster Care Reform & stories that change the cliché narrative of media sensationalism and fear-mongering are told.

Organizing My Thoughts

By Kelly Hayes

Kelly Hayes writes about things you should know if you want to change the world.

Call & Response

By Michelle Mercer

Slow writing on culture and music from an NPR veteran and bestselling author

Prisonculture’s Newsletter

This is a monthly newsletter of my rants, musings and some other things.

Alex’s Substack

By Alex Vitale

This is the monthly newsletter for The Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College, CUNY.

Jeff-alytics

By Jeff Asher

I write about crime, data, and crime data. Come join, it'll be fun!

Mostly Water

By John Lovie

Like the human body, and the earth's surface, this newsletter is mostly, but not entirely, water.

Stories About My Brother

By Claire

He's made mistakes and he's serving 19 years. He needs help from the outside to find himself on the inside. These are his stories, written by me, his older sister.

Memoir Junkie Wannabe Author

By Claire

I'm writing my first book—it's a memoir. I'm using this Substack to share my experience and what I'm learning along the way. I write stories, tips, and review my favorite memoirs.

Claire is telling an important story about mass incarceration, about Asian-Americans who get thrown into the system, and about the perspective of a family member.

- Brian Dolinar

Alec’s Copaganda Newsletter

By Alec Karakatsanis

How the police and the media distract us from what matters.

Backyard Industry

By Lisa B-K

building backyards better.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shares thoughts about sports, politics, and popular culture and how they define America.

Last Gasp

By Bill Bell

The sunday night reader on politics, policy, and culture.

Prison pandemic

By Prisonpandemic

... when the Feds came to my door, i was already in South America. When I came back to fight my case, they threw me in prison. This is that true story.

Freedom Blooms: The Radical Project of Embodied Justice

By Sarah Shourd

Reflections from a somatic healer and coach on how to heal yourself and the world.