Patrick Irving is the author of the newsletter First Amend This! and the co-creator of Aww Snap! News. A proud Prison Journalism Project contributor, he is currently experimenting with ways to strengthen the information networks used by criminal justice researchers and writers, with an emphasis on those who are working from incarceration. His writing has been published by the Idaho Law Review, The Harbinger, Solitary Watch, JSTOR, and The New York Times. His work and contact information can be found on TikTok at @ThePrisonDude and at https://bookofirving82431.com.