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“We’re not violent offenders. We’re individuals who committed violent crimes. But we’re different people now.”
— Robert Barton

“We’re not violent offenders. We’re individuals who committed violent crimes. But we’re different people now.”

— Robert Barton

Restoring
voice.
Reclaiming
power.

Restoring
voice.
Reclaiming
power.

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Middle aged Black man wearing a baseball cap looking at camera with neutral expression.
Black man with short hair and beard wearing a DC sweatshirt sitting in a restaurant smiling.

More Than Our Crimes seeks to give a voice to the thousands of Americans, many people of color, who are incarcerated in federal prison. Our goals: to promote rehabilitation, reduce recidivism, restore civic power, and create pathways to community leadership after release.  

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Voices Unlocked

We share unvarnished stories from inside America’s federal prison system to touch hearts and change minds.

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Prison Pulse

On-the-ground reports by incarcerated people provide family members, advocates, public defenders and others with short, specific reports on what’s going on in federal prisons.

  • Racist officers at McCreary

    I want to report what just had happened inside our housing unit. Five white, racist officers came into the 2a unit to harass, intimidate and press [bully/extort] Black inmates. The racist officers targeted DC cells and other Black...

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Prisons are erected not only to confine, but to prevent those on the outside from seeing in. Few people other than those inside have a full view of how they operate. We’re out to change that.
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Dispatches from Inside

Personal narratives on life “behind the wall”

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Reform Debate

Perspectives on social reform

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Walk in Our Shoes

Personal stories from incarcerated residents across the United States

I Long to be More Than a Phone Father
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