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Elizabeth Hawes

Elizabeth Hawes is an award-winning prison writer and former editor of Reflector, the prison news magazine at Minnesota Correctional Institution (MCI)-Shakopee, where Hawes is incarcerated. She is a winner of the 2023 Keeley Schenwar Memorial Essay Prize.

News Analysis

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Prisons & Policing

Children of Incarcerated People Are Being Denied the Right to Parental Care

Child separation policy — routinely, legally, and methodically — is commonly imposed upon incarcerated people in the US.

By: Elizabeth Hawes ,; SpectreJournal

October 21, 2023

Op-Ed

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Prisons & Policing

As Incarcerated Women, We’re Subjected to State Rape

We are often told that DOC policies are for our safety, yet these policies still play a part in retraumatizing us.

By: Elizabeth Hawes ,; Truthout

October 1, 2023

News

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Prisons & Policing

Incarcerated Women Are Punished for Their Trauma With Solitary Confinement

Vulnerable women in prison are often punished with isolation, when what they need is compassion and care.

By: Elizabeth Hawes ,; Truthout

December 12, 2020