St. Louis Post Dispatch 

04/06/2022

Dear Tony Messenger, 

I’m Grace McKevitt. My team at ADapters Advertising Agency represents the Prison Journalism Project.

The Prison Journalism Project allows readers to escape the echo chamber by breaking through the cluttered conversation surrounding America’s Prison System. The PJP is a one-of-a-kind, non-profit news organization that publishes independent journalism by the incarcerated. Writers like Lamar Moore explore the ironies of unpaid, incarcerated men laboring in the acres of Arkansas fields that once were plantations. 

 Our client aligns with a recent editorial focus of yours. Specifically, your story about the state of Missouri’s failure to appoint Terrell Robinson an attorney before sending him back to prison. Stories such as Mr. Robinson’s are captivating and necessary to dismantle stigmas surrounding incarcerated individuals. Your readers will be drawn to the first-person narrative that incarcerated journalists have to offer.

The PJP aims to create the first nationwide network of prison correspondents while simultaneously educating their writers on journalism curriculum from the inside. The PJP provides incarcerated individuals like Lamar Moore with the resources to tell the realities of prison labor in states like Arkansas. Moore’s willingness to expose the verbal and physical abuse victims of unpaid prison labor endure will resonate with the same readers who empathized with Terrell Robinson earlier this month. 

I was hoping I could share samples of Lamar Moore’s work with you and arrange an interview to further explain the mission and work of the organization. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best Regards,

Grace McKevitt

Graphic Designer, ADapters Advertising Agency