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The Cost of Calling My Mom From Prison

For incarcerated people like John J. Lennon, access to communications comes at a steep price.

In an op-ed for the New York Times, John discusses the impact JPay — a prison communications platform — has had on him, his career, and his day-to-day existence, both positive and negative.

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Why Colleges Should Take a Chance on Prisoners Like Me

In this article for The Chronicle of Higher Education, John J. Lennon writes about the endless opportunities for people like himself, now that the ban on Pell Grants for prisoners has been lifted.