Jeff Noland

    Jeff served 10 years in a private prison in Tennessee and is now a prison consultant. He authored the 2023 book Locked In and Locked Out: Tweets and Stories on Prison and the Effects of Confinement, and his writing has also appeared at Inquest. He’s spoken on restorative justice at Scarritt Bennett Center, Pennsylvania State University and at community events advocating for disenfranchised people. You can reach him at jeffnoland64@gmail.com or on Instagram.

    The Sex Offender Registry Changed How I See Homelessness

    In 2020, after 10 years in prison, I was getting ready to come home—I ...

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    The “Felony-Friendly” Job Lists Don’t Really Mean Anything

    In 2020 when I was nearing the end of my 10-year prison sentence, I ...

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    When Prisons Ban Visitors With Felony Records, Everybody Loses

    On August 29, 2020—a date I had been counting down to for 10 years—I ...

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    The Sex Offender Registry Isn’t Meant for Public Safety. Just Public Shaming.

    It happened on an ordinary afternoon; the kind of day when sunlight falls softly ...

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    The Sex Offender Registry Shouldn’t Mean We’re Unwelcome at Church

    In the Bible Belt, there’s basically a church on every corner—especially here in Nashville. ...

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    A $10 Ticket Suspended Her Driver’s License. It Cost $23,000 to Get It Back.

    One day in September 2024 I received a frantic call from my wife Jamie, ...

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    No One Prepares You for the Sex Offender Registry Phone Scams

    In April 2024 I picked up a call from an unknown number at the ...

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    Sex Offender Treatment Class: Four Years, $10,000 and No End in Sight

    Recently, my wife and I were having a quiet dinner at home when armed ...

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