This is the website of the late investigative journalist James Ridgeway (1936-2021).

For Jim’s work on prisons over the past decade, please visit Solitary Watch.

You can also find articles by Jim at Mother Jones and the archive of the Village Voice.

Please check back soon for more of Jim’s past work and news about the forthcoming new and updated edition of his book Blood in the Face. The companion film, also called  Blood in the Face, is available on Kanopy.

An archive of his inimitable tweets can be found @jimridgeway.