Jonathan Kirkpatrick

    Jonathan is serving a 60-year sentence at Washington Corrections Center, where he trains peer educators in HIV and hepatitis C harm reduction. He’s one of the original contributors to the Redemption Project. Early in the pandemic, he organized the provision of thousands of masks to prisoners and other vulnerable communities. In his free time, he crafts quilts to donate to nonprofits for fundraising.

    Harm Reduction Overlooks Hep A and B. They Matter Here in Prison.

    On May 7, UNAIDS called for prisoner access to harm reduction—medication for opioid use ...

    WA Drug Penalties Uncertain as Legislature Adjourns in Stalemate

    On April 23, Washington state lawmakers ended the current legislative session still in limbo ...

    Our Prison Says We Have Suboxone Access. Prisoners Say Otherwise.

    Washington Corrections Center (WCC) is one of the Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities in the ...

    As Fentanyl Spreads in Our Prison, Guards Learn How Not to Use Narcan

    At Washington Corrections Center (WCC), in Shelton, WA, opioids are an increasingly large part ...

    The Lonely Work of HIV Harm Reduction in Prison

    Many people living with HIV who pass through Washington Corrections Center (WCC) tell me ...

    Harm Reduction for the Syringes We Make in Prison

    Harm reduction supplies are hard to come by in prison. In some facilities, people ...