Bent Bars Newsletters

Since 2009, the Bent Bars Project has produced an (almost) yearly newsletter by and for our members inside prison.

This is made up of writing, poetry and stories created by and for our members in prison. Each year, we put a call out for submissions, often loosely based around a particular theme.

Once we’ve put these together as a newsletter, we send copy to everyone on our list of inside penpals. You can download copies of all the old newsletters below.

Newsletter 1: Coming out in prison (2009)

Newsletter 2: Being well, being safe (2010)

Newsletter 3: General issue (2011)

Newsletter 4: Supporting each other (2012)

Newsletter 5: Identities outside the box (2014)

Newsletter 6: Role models (2015)

Newsletter 7: Time Capsule (2018)

Newsletter 8: Celebration (2022)