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Prison Poetry

Russell Kerr is currently incarcerated in the Texas state prison system. Out of his 37 years of incarceration, Kerr spent 23 years in “super seg.” Super segregation units are high-security housing areas where incarcerated men spend up to 23 hours per day in solitary confinement.   Despite having spent almost four decades in what he describes […]

Voices from Solitary

Voices from Solitary: Dread of Day, Terror by Night

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by Voices from Solitary

January 8, 2026

Seven Days in Solitary

Seven Days in Solitary [8/24/22]

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by Caitlin Konya

August 24, 2022

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