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Wyatt Stayner

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Deputy Editor at @prisonjourn. Formerly @thecolumbian, @DuboisCoHerald and @5280Magazine. Graduate of @newmarkjschool and @UOsojc. B’ham native.

 Brooklyn, NY
Joined September 2014
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The last nonprofit I'll plug today is the Prison Journalism Project (@prisonjourn). Run by Shaheen Pasha and Yukari Kane, PJP teaches and publishes journalistic writing by people in prison. The work speaks for itself. Check them out. prisonjournalismproject.org/
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An independent, national nonprofit organization that trains incarcerated writers to be journalists and publishes their stories.

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"Why a Cellmate Is Not Like a Roommate. Can free people imagine cohabitating in one room, that is locked from the outside, with a stranger who has a different culture, different morals and different beliefs?" prisonjournalismproject.org/…
Why a Cellmate Is Not Like a Roommate

Why a Cellmate Is Not Like a Roommate

Why a cellmate is infinitely more challenging than a typical roommate.

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A White Supremacist Renounces Racism in an Oregon Prison. An incarcerated man, who once fully embraced racial segregation in prison, now considers it one of his biggest regrets. Here’s his story. prisonjournalismproject.org/…
A White Supremacist Renounces Racism in an Oregon Prison

A White Supremacist Renounces Racism in an Oregon Prison

James Paulk once fully embraced racial segregation in prison. Now he considers it one of his biggest regrets.

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How One Man Got the DOJ to Investigate His Arizona Prison. An incarcerated man wanted to help get people with vision impairments proper modifications and services. So he wrote a letter to the office of the U.S. attorney general. prisonjournalismproject.org/…
How One Man Got the DOJ to Investigate His Arizona Prison

How One Man Got the DOJ to Investigate His Arizona Prison

A man inside wrote a letter to the U.S. attorney general's office to help secure proper modifications and services for people with vision problems.

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After a Family Visit to Prison, an Alleged Suicide. prisonjournalismproject.org/…

After a Family Visit to Prison, an Alleged Suicide

What one man’s death showed me about the reality of living and dying behind bars.

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📢 @PrisonJourn launched a special project about voting, politics and democracy behind bars. Ahead of the presidential election this November, we invited incarcerated writers to share their perspectives on voting and politics behind bars and post-release. prisonjournalismproject.org/…
Locked Out: Democracy Behind Bars

Locked Out: Democracy Behind Bars

Ahead of the presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, a special series on voting in prison and after.

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📰 @prisonjourn & @MarshallProj published a special project on extreme heat in prisons. Hear from 42 incarcerated journalists from 27 states. “I can tell the heat is getting to people when they get dizzy easily or avoid moving." prisonjournalismproject.org/…
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As Told To: Nearly 50 of My Relatives Have Been Incarcerated. One of them explains how this legacy has impacted his family’s relationship to democracy. prisonjournalismproject.org/…
As Told To: Nearly 50 of My Relatives Have Been Incarcerated

As Told To: Nearly 50 of My Relatives Have Been Incarcerated

Incarceration has extinguished civic responsibility for many in my family. They don't have faith that their vote would make a difference.

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"For those four hours, I am just a son who is spending time with his parents. Something so simple can radically change a person’s outlook in prison. Everyone deserves to feel loved and cared about," writer Ryan Douglas on "The Power of a Prison Visit." prisonjournalismproject.org/…
The Power of a Prison Visit

The Power of a Prison Visit

For those four hours, I am just a son who is spending time with his parents.

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From California to Connecticut, Just How Hot Are Our Nation’s Prisons. More than 40 Prison Journalism Project contributors describe oppressive temperatures behind bars for a special project on heat in prison. prisonjournalismproject.org/…
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New York hit by record number of large-scale climate disasters so far this year wskg.org/regional-news/2024-…
New York hit by record number of large-scale climate disasters this year

New York hit by record number of large-scale climate disasters this year

As of September 10, the state has experienced eight weather and climate disasters that each caused over $1 billion in damages nationwide in 2024.

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I surveyed every DOC in the country about the status of AC in their prisons. Only five states provide air conditioning in all prison housing units. New for @theappeal + @grist. theappeal.org/prison-heat-de…
Deadly Prison Heat Is Increasingly an Everywhere Problem

Deadly Prison Heat Is Increasingly an Everywhere Problem

With heat waves sweeping across the country, incarcerated people in states with traditionally milder climates are facing brutal conditions that have long plagued the South and Southwest. A survey by...

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An Appeal survey of state prison systems reveals that prisoners in many of the hottest states live in units without air-conditioning. Only five states provide air conditioning in all prison housing units.
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Back Home in Oakland, I’m Embracing a Healthier Life After Prison. Lam Vo describes his reentry experience after 15 years incarcerated, and the support he’s received from programs and family. Co-published with @Oaklandside prisonjournalismproject.org/…
Back Home in Oakland, I’m Embracing a Healthier Life After Prison

Back Home in Oakland, I’m Embracing a Healthier Life After Prison

Lam Vo describes his reentry experience after 15 years incarcerated, and the support he’s received from programs and family.

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"When you consider the age of New York prisons, the lack of cooling makes sense, in a way. The state has four maximum security prisons that were built in the 1800s"
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"Being inside a cell during the hottest months of the year is like being cooked in an oven." Co-published with @HellGateNY prisonjournalismproject.org/…
It's 2024 and Most New York State Prisons Don't Have Air Conditioning

It's 2024 and Most New York State Prisons Don't Have Air Conditioning

Many of New York’s prisons were built hundreds of years before modern cooling systems, and they have never been updated.

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Katie Way@k80way17 Jul 2024
For shame. Proud to have this story, on the overwhelming lack of air conditioning in New York state prisons, by an incarcerated writer with @prisonjourn on Hell Gate today. hellgatenyc.com/ny-prisons-n…
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Nick Pinto@macfathom17 Jul 2024
The best and often the only way to know what’s going on inside NY’s jails and prisons is to hear from the people inside. @HellGateNY is very pleased to run this story by Jared Boyzdaj in conjunction with @prisonjourn: hellgatenyc.com/ny-prisons-n…
It's 2024 and Most New York State Prisons Still Don't Have Air Conditioning

It's 2024 and Most New York State Prisons Still Don't Have Air Conditioning

"The heat was so intense that the roaches living in my foot locker even crawled out during the daylight hours to escape the humidity."

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Max RN@MaxRivlinNadler17 Jul 2024
New York's summers are longer and hotter, while its prisons are older than ever before. So that means no AC...and absolutely stifling conditions. Hell Gate has teamed up with @prisonjourn to bring you what it's like inside NY prisons during a heat wave. hellgatenyc.com/ny-prisons-n…
It's 2024 and Most New York State Prisons Still Don't Have Air Conditioning

It's 2024 and Most New York State Prisons Still Don't Have Air Conditioning

"The heat was so intense that the roaches living in my foot locker even crawled out during the daylight hours to escape the humidity."

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A scarcity of cooling systems is a problem in the country’s hottest areas. But they’re not the only places where incarcerated people feel like they’re living in an oven. (In partnership with @HellGateNY) prisonjournalismproject.org/…
It's 2024 and Most New York State Prisons Don't Have Air Conditioning

It's 2024 and Most New York State Prisons Don't Have Air Conditioning

Many of New York’s prisons were built hundreds of years before modern cooling systems, and they have never been updated.

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"Books are absolutely essential for many incarcerated people. We need something to do while stuck in a cell." prisonjournalismproject.org/…
5 Essentials for Surviving Prison Lockdowns

5 Essentials for Surviving Prison Lockdowns

You need certain items to get through prison lockdowns, which can sometimes last weeks. My favorite items are ramen, my Bible and a radio.

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We’re a nonprofit journalism org, and we’re asking for your help to continue delivering top stories by incarcerated writers. Will you give today to help fuel our coverage of life on the inside? #Unlockinghope prisonjournalismproject.fund…
Donate | Prison Journalism Project

Donate | Prison Journalism Project

Prison Journalism Project is supported by people like you. Support Prison Journalism Project today.

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