Award-winning journalist Christopher Blackwell exposes the realities of incarceration and advocates for justice reform. Explore the FAQs to learn about his work, impact, and how to support his mission.
While in prison, he turned to journalism as a way to shed light on the realities of incarceration, advocating for prison reform and justice system transformation.
His articles have appeared in major publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, Boston Globe, HuffPost, The Marshall Project, Insider, Jewish Currents, BuzzFeed, and The Appeal.
His honors include the Prison Journalism Project’s Stillwater Awards, Evident Change’s Just Society Award (2024), the Institute for Nonprofit News’ Breaking Barriers Award (2023), Narratively’s Memoir Award (2023), and he was a finalist for the Online News Award in 2022.
Look 2 Justice is a grassroots organization Christopher co-founded with his wife, Dr. Chelsea Moore. It aims to transform the legal system through civic education programs for incarcerated individuals and their families.
His work covers prison conditions, criminal justice reform, restorative justice, and the lived experiences of incarcerated individuals.
Through his writing, mentorship programs, and involvement in Look 2 Justice, he works to amplify the voices of incarcerated individuals and push for systemic change.
People can follow his journalism, support Look 2 Justice, share his stories, and contribute to organizations that work toward prison reform.