Prison blogs
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Examples of prison blogs
New Zealand- Tim Selwyn in Mount Eden PrisonMount Eden PrisonsMount Eden Prisons refers to two New Zealand prisons, located in Lauder Road in the Central Auckland suburb of Mt Eden. They are:* Mount Eden Prison, which holds about 420 sentenced male prisoners...
, New Zealand, ca.2006
United Kingdom
- Ben's Prison Blog written by Ben Gunn, emprisoned in Erlestoke (HM Prison)Erlestoke (HM Prison)HM Prison Erlestoke is a Category C men's prison, located in the village of Erlestoke in Wiltshire, England. Erlestoke is operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service, and is the only prison in Wiltshire.-History:...
, Wiltshire, England, 2009-present. - Anarch*ish* written by Jonathan May-Bowles, serving 6-week sentence for throwing a piePieingPieing is the act of throwing a pie at a person or persons. This can be a political action when the target is an authority figure, politician, or celebrity and can be used as a means of protesting against the target's political beliefs, or against perceived arrogance or vanity. Perpetrators...
in Rupert MurdochRupert MurdochKeith Rupert Murdoch, AC, KSG is an Australian-American business magnate. He is the founder and Chairman and CEO of , the world's second-largest media conglomerate....
's face, 2011 - Tommy Sheridan, in Barlinnie prisonBarlinnie (HM Prison)HM Prison Barlinnie is a prison operated by the Scottish Prison Service and located in the residential suburb of Riddrie, in the north east of Glasgow, Scotland.-History:Barlinnie was designed by Major General T.B...
, Glasgow
United States
- Jon's Jail Journal written by Shaun Attwood
- Between the Bars (blog)Between the Bars (blog)Between the Bars is an American blog that publishes letters from people held in prison in the United States. The open-source blog platform was developed by Charlie DeTar. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology hosts the website....
, a blog platform for prisoners in the U.S.A. without internet access - The Mind of Maurice Clarett, written by Maurice ClarettMaurice ClarettMaurice Edward Clarett is an American football running back for the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League. During his freshman year at Ohio State University in 2002, he helped lead the Buckeyes to a national championship...
while in prison in Ohio, 2008-2010 - Running in Place written by Charlie Engle, serving 21-month sentence in Beaver, West Virginia, for mortgage fraud, 2011-present
- Justin's Blog, written by Justin Paperny while in the privately managed Taft Federal Prison Camp, California, 2008-2009