The Prison Newspaper

A little over sixty years ago, there were 250 prison newspapers being published on a regular basis. Today, there are 26. We visit Nash Correctional Institution in North Carolina to meet Phillip Vance Smith, II, the editor of The Nash News . Learn more about the American Prison Newspapers digitization project here . Listen to more of Fresh Air ’s interview with Angolite editor Wilbert Rideau here . Special thanks to Terry Gross and Fresh Air , which is produced at NPR member station WHYY and distributed by NPR. Thank you for being a member of Criminal Plus . To access our members-only merch store, click here . Say hello on Twitter , Facebook and Instagram . We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery which you can subscribe to ad-free on your account page . Artwork by Julienne Alexander . Episode transcripts are posted on our website . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices