Printing in Prisons

The Umpire (1913-1919) was a four-page weekly that circulated internally within Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. At first, it was created to share news about the prison's baseball league.

Pen Points and Grate-Phil News were companion newspapers published at Eastern State Penitentiary: one for Eastern State Penitentiary, the other for Graterford Prison. Only a single copy of each is known to exist.

Eastern Echo (1956-1967) was a color magazine printed at Eastern State Penitentiary. It circulated nationally outside of prisons. In early 1968, the entire editorial team quit because of censorship.