John J. Lennon has a conversation about prison journalism with Patricio Robayo for his show “The Local Edition.” Listen to the episode on WJFF Radio.
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John J. Lennon talks to Jonathan Bastian, host of KCRW’s ‘Life Examined’ podcast, about how writing in prison is the most important thing he’s done, and how it presents new challenges. Read the story and listen to the podcast on KCRW.
John J. Lennon has a conversation with Dave Ross about getting COVID at Sing Sing and the measures taken — both successful and unsuccessful — to control the outbreak.
John J. Lennon talks to Brooke Gladstone of WNYC Studio’s ‘On the Media’ about life in prison during a global pandemic and how the lack of access to information about vaccine news and health policies could be a matter of life and death. Read the full story at WNYC Studios.
As one blockmate after another fell ill, John J. Lennon and his fellow prisoners tried to stay safe and care for one another. In this essay for the The New York Times Sunday Magazine, John recounts the arrival of Covid-19 — and its aftermath — to Sullivan Correctional Facility.
John J. Lennon joins Prison Journalism Project co-founder Shaheen Pasha and others in a discussion with CBS SF Bay Area on the transformational nature of prison educational programs that have been shuttered during the pandemic.
John J. Lennon joins Bill Keller, asha bandale, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Lawrence Bartley and 5 others as members of Prison Journalism Project’s inaugural Board of Advisors. Read the full story at Prison Journalism Project.
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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.
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.
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The Year That Was and Wasn’t
In a round-up article for The Morning News, John J. Lennon joins fellow journalists, writers and thinkers as they answer the question: What were the most important events of 2020, and what were the least?