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Northwestern Insider Volume 2, Issue 2 cover depicting a family silhouette above a broken chain surrounded by phrases about injustices in the carceral system.
Vol. 2, Issue 22025 · Cover art by Ariel Bueno and Hugo Ocon

The official magazine of the Northwestern Prison Education Program

Essays, poetry, reporting, and art by NPEP students.

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  • Essays

    Foreign Language

    Decoding the language my father had been speaking all along.

    Scot “Scoti” Miller

  • Essays

    Grieving in Prison

    What it means to mourn when no one can hold you.

    Cindy Shepheard

  • Community

    A Well of Hope a World Apart

    Honoring Michael Broadway’s legacy through a well that brings clean water — and renewed life — to Mailao, Chad.

    Leon Fields and Brandon Wyatt · Illustrated by Joyce Wang

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