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Prison Terminal on TWITTER!
For up to the minute information on the progress being made on Prison Terminal, as well as news on prison hospice and related topics of importance, consider following Prison Terminal on TWITTER

Kinsey Artwork Acquired!
Prison Terminal has secured the rights to use the Kinsey work "Losing Faith" as the branding image for the documentary. The image uniquely represents the emotions surrounding life and death behind the walls; from solitude and sadness to spiritual transformation and hope. Please take a look at Kinsey’s intriguing body of work by going to: http://www.blkmrktgallery.com/store/...

In the News - Iowa State Penitentiary and more...
Read about the happenings and events taking place at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison, where Prison Terminal was shot. Also read recent news on other prison systems.

Letters from Behind the Walls
With the permission of the men I documented behind the walls of the Iowa State Penitentiary at Fort Madison, I have transcribed some of our correspondence. I think their words can provide much needed insights to those of us fortunate to be on the other side of the walls.

Media Watch!
Compiled and annotated by Barry R. Ashpole. The weekly report focuses on issues specific to hospice and palliative care, and issues in general at the end of life. Additional reports, where noted, are dedicated to palliative care in corrections. Barry’s work focuses primarily on advocacy, capacity building and policy development in addressing issues specific to those living with a life-threatening or terminal illness – both patients and families.

The Real Cost of Prisons Project
The Real Cost of Prisons Project seeks to broaden and deepen the organizing capacity of prison/justice activists working to end mass incarceration. The Real Cost of Prisons Project brings together justice activists, artists, justice policy researchers and people directly experiencing the impact of mass incarceration to create popular education materials and other resources which explore the immediate and long-term costs of incarceration on the individual, her/his family, community and the nation.

Prison Terminal would like to extend their gratitude to Lois Ahrens of The Real Cost of Prisons Project for supplying many of the articles presented on the Prison Terminal website. Please visit the The Real Cost of Prisons Project website and spread the word about her wonderful work.

Families of the Incarcerated
Please visit the web site of my previous film A Sentence of Their Own. The documentary makes visible what is rarely seen, the gradual descent of a family "doing time" on the outside, and calls for a closer examination and deeper understanding of our growing use of incarceration and its impact on families, communities, and our culture at large.