Jennifer Toon

Jennifer Toon is a formerly incarcerated criminal justice advocate and freelance writer. She lives in East Texas.

I Left My Friends in Prison in a Pandemic. Here’s What It’s Like For Them.

I receive phone calls from distraught friends inside complaining of unbearable heat, uncontrollable outbreaks, and paltry diets.

When I was locked up, I often had to go without tampons or pads. A new law ensures that the 12,500 women still behind bars won’t have to.