About Derek Trumbo 

Portrait by Mark A. Cádiz

Derek Trumbo is an incarcerated writer, playwright, and freelance columnist. His literary work has received multiple PEN Awards, and his "A North Korean Refugee's Kentucky Jail Stay'' recently appeared on the Vera Institute of Justice's "The Human Toll of Jail'' project. He writes a monthly column, "Never eat the candy on your pillow : A commonsense guide to prison" for Prism, an online news site. His featured one act play, "Mail" was performed at the Baruch Performing Arts Center with Academy Award Nominee Michael Shannon, and actor Michael Chernus as Ronald and Hershey. 

Visual Description: Main wall, from right to left:

(Right) A framed portrait of Daniel Pirkel on the left wearing a blue and yellow shirt with a solid brown background, accompanied by their framed statement. Framed underneath is Prikel’s censored text. 

(Middle) A framed black and white pencil on paper portrait of Elizabeth Hawes with a scale in the background, accompanied by their framed statement. Framed underneath is Haws’s censored text. 

(Left) A framed colored pencil on paper portrait of Derek Trumbo with a yellow background, accompanied by their framed statement. Framed underneath is Trumbo’s censored text. 

Near cell wall:

On the right is a framed photograph of Kwaneta Harris, accompanied by their framed statement. Framed underneath is Harris’s censored text. 

On the left is a framed photograph of Zhi Kai in their graduation gown and cap, accompanied by their framed statement. Framed underneath is Kai’s censored text.