Mission
JoinJeremy’s Next Level Initiative helps incarcerated journalists expand their audiences and the reach of their journalistic footprint beyond one-time and print publications.
Our Next Level program selects published articles by incarcerated journalists and helps them become featured topics on new media platforms, including podcasts and YouTube videos.
Incarcerated Journalist Lanae Tipton on Inmate Tea with A&P
Lanae Tipton is a 24-year-old writer, journalist and proud mother of one. She has been incarcerated in Texas since she was 18 years old. Her work has been featured in Prism, Scalawag, The Appeal, The Barbed Wire, Black Lipstick, and Carefree Magazine. Lanae has been housed in solitary confinement for over two years. She writes…
Michael Montgomery: The Impact of Juvenile Life Sentences
The United States is the only nation in the world where a child can be legally sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole. Michael Montgomery is one such survivor of what he calls this “modern-day murder by the system.” Despite multiple Supreme Court rulings deeming this inhumane and racist practice unconstitutional (including…