Mule Creek Post Newsroom
Dortell Williams
Post Reporter
Biography
Dortell Williams is a Mule Creek Post reporter whose work centers on writing and advocacy. He has continued advanced academic study while incarcerated and has pursued graduate-level education.
His newsroom role gives him a platform to report, advocate, and contribute to public understanding of life inside.
Background
Awards & Recognition
Verified honors
The Other Death Penalty Project · 2011
First Place — National Writing Contest
Won first place for “Making Sense of Life Without the Possibility of Parole,” selected from nearly 300 submissions and later published in the anthology Too Cruel, Not Unusual Enough.
California State University, Los Angeles · 2021
Summa Cum Laude
Graduated with a B.A. in Communication Studies with summa cum laude honors.
Selected Work
Publications, books & media
Book
Looking in on Lockdown: A Private Diary for the Public
Anthology
Dark Tales from the Dungeons: Horrors from the 'Hood for Youth to Beware
Author and editor · 2014
Anthology
Too Cruel, Not Unusual Enough
Contributor — “Making Sense of Life Without the Possibility of Parole”
Article
My Shawshank Redemption
The Christian Science Monitor · 2008
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Prosecuting from a Progressive Lens
LA Progressive · 2022
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Women: The Collateral Consequences of Mass Incarceration
People's Tribune · 2022
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Immigration is a Black Issue of Empathy: Don’t Fall into the Divide
People's Tribune · 2024
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Prison BA Journal
Student & alumni editorial board, Cal State LA
Professional Record
0
Site stories
8
Verified credits
2
Recognitions