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A CUNY Graduate School of Journalism professor and students launched this site to allow users to share information and tell stories about the financial, social and emotional impact of incarceration on families and personal relationships. The site posted content from “columnists” from the affected communities and from graduate students. All were invited to post photos, videos and audio. It included a radio webcast and quizzes. It went inactive in 2011.
Project Updates
- Engaging a Community that Isn’t Always Online (September, 2009) - By Tom Regan, J-Lab Correspondent Family Life Behind Bars is a site designed to encourage people to share information and tell stories about the financial, social and emotional impact of the incarceration of family members on their lives. The website’s community “is both geographical and one that shares a common experience regardless of geography,” says […]
- Prison News 2.0 (November, 2008) - Family Life Behind Bars launched on Sept. 26, 2008 with a site that incorporates content from professional journalists and community collaborators. So far, three community columnists have been trained in video: Makeba Lavan, Davian Reynolds and Emani Davis. The goal is to get the work of one of them posted on the site each week. […]
