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Chandra Bozelko

Chandra Bozelko is a columnist and thought leader. Her blog, Prison Diaries, won two Webby Awards. She served six years, three months and 11 days at York Correctional Institution in Niantic, Connecticut.

STUCK WITH THE BILL
Prison strip searches are not only inhumane—they cost taxpayers $300 million
Quartz • October 31, 2019
WE WON'T FORGET
A thank you letter to president Barack Obama from a convicted felon
Quartz • January 20, 2017
THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
From blood donation to taking the bus, some judges are offering creative options to jail time
Quartz • November 9, 2015
LIFE BEHIND BARS
Rules about “contraband” highlight the arbitrary injustice of life in an American prison
Quartz • September 9, 2015
JUSTICE
Standing up to a prison bully got me two weeks of solitary confinement
Quartz • August 20, 2015
THE RIGHT TO READ
To fix the US prison system, give every inmate the daily newspaper
Quartz • August 13, 2015
GUILTY-LOOKING
In prison, shaving was a luxury I couldn’t stand to lose
Quartz • July 24, 2015

IT'S NOT ALL SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
Escaping from prison is always a mistake
Quartz • June 14, 2015