American Prison Newspapers, 1800-2020: Voices from the Inside American Prison Newspapers, 1800-2020: Voices from the Inside Access information: Available on and off campus. Description: On March 24, 1800, Forlorn Hope became the first newspaper published within a prison by an incarcerated person. In the intervening 200 years, over 500 prison newspapers have been published from U.S. prisons. American Prison Newspapers brings together hundreds of these periodicals from across the country into one collection that represents penal institutions of all kinds, with special attention paid to women-only institutions. This article was published on 2024-08-21
