Incarcerated people risk harsh reprisal when they speak out about the abuses they face. We must protect them.
I first encountered Ivan Kilgore in the spring of 2020. He was fighting a prison transfer, and the organization I was working for at the time, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children , was assisting in his legal case. As a content strategist, I put out a call for members of the organization’s grassroots branch, All of Us or None, to write letters to the warden and governor demanding Kilgore remain at his current facility.about conditions inside prison during the pandemic.
Protecting the safety of sources has been a staple of journalistic ethics since journalists began using confidential sources centuries ago. In fact, individual reporters have opted to be incarcerated themselves over outing a source. After then-between betraying a trust to a confidential source or going to jail the choice she made is a brave and principled choice, and it reflects a valuing of individual conscience that has been part of this country’s tradition since its founding.
This is likely due to the absence of certain things we take for granted as people who are not living in that environment. In prison, there is no right to privacy, no freedom of speech or consistent contact. While some of these things may exist de facto,, was sent to the security housing unit — known colloquially as the SHU or “the hole” — after our final interview. We communicated indirectly after that through mutual acquaintances.
I would add one additional suggestion: Know before you go. Journalists are trained to be a “jack of all trades,” to know a little bit about everything so you can jump in and cover anything. Hopefully by now you’ve realized that a surface understanding of prison will not suffice.
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