Jeff Noland

Jeff served 10 years in private prison. In 2023 he co-authored Locked In and and Locked Out: Tweets and Stories on Prison and the Effects of Confinement. He advocates for prison reform and restorative justice, and for disenfranchised people in his community in Tennessee.

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. It feels like there should be…

September 25, 2025

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, who had just been in a…

June 4, 2025

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 grocery store where I work. The…

February 5, 2025

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 officers arrived without warning. They ordered…

May 6, 2024