Returning to Jail as a Free Man
January 19th, 2023
Colie “Shaka” Long describes his experience returning to the D.C. Jail for the first time as a free man and speaking at the Prison Scholars Program End of Semester Celebration.…
PJI Insights
Students, alumni, returning citizens, and PJI staff share their thoughts and perspectives.
Finding a Way to Be Somebody During and After Incarceration
November 3rd, 2022
Prison makes you feel like a nobody. Arlando “Tray” Jones III shares his journey to prove to himself and the world that he his somebody.…
Finding My Place After 37 Years In Prison
October 11th, 2022
Arlando “Tray” Jones III describes the everyday struggles and joys in his first weeks of freedom since he was 16 years old.…