Christopher Blackwell
Author
Dispatch
Watching the Protests from Prison
We cannot protest our treatment at the hands of the police state, but we are looking to the protesters with pride.
Christopher Blackwell June 16, 2020
Report
When Torture Is a Health Precaution
Across the country, prisons are using solitary confinement as a quarantine measure, at great cost to prisoners.
Christopher Blackwell September 1, 2020
Photo Essay
Mask Messages
A mask requirement expands prisoners’ opportunities for personal expression.
Christopher Blackwell November 19, 2020
Dispatch
My Prison Is Still Flouting Public Health Guidelines
In a Washington State prison, masks are scarce, and guards don’t follow the rules.
Christopher Blackwell December 17, 2020
Dispatch
Roasting in a Western Washington Prison
Climate change is intensifying the suffering of incarcerated people.
Christopher Blackwell July 2, 2021
Report
Surviving Yet Another Prison Quarantine
Every Covid lockdown means losing the few privileges that make incarceration more bearable.
Christopher Blackwell January 14, 2022
Report
“They’re Destroying Our Support Networks”
Under the guise of Covid protections, prisoners are denied family visits, yet forced to work through outbreaks.
Christopher Blackwell October 27, 2022
Comic
Hey Chubbs!
Christopher Blackwell February 24, 2025
Memoir
Process of Punishment
During my bid for clemency last year, it was clear state officials didn’t care about my rehabilitation—or about helping the victim’s family heal.
Christopher Blackwell October 21, 2025
Report
Prisoners and Activists Push Back on HALT Act Suspension in New York
The pause of a landmark state reform to solitary confinement exemplifies today’s backlash to the fight against mass incarceration.
Christopher Blackwell and Sarah Sax April 22, 2025
