The Stars and Stripes firings look familiar to those behind bars

Last month’s firing of the publisher of Stars and Stripes, as well as an editor and reporter, further cemented the Trump administration’s full-fledged declaration of war against press freedom. To me personally, it stood out from his countless other attacks because I know the dangers this specific form of censorship entails. I am in my 28th consecutive year of incarceration in the state of Texas. When I first arrived, I enjoyed receiving the prison’s newspaper, The Echo. Each month, there were stories that provided useful information about legal, social, and educational issues that were vastly important to the incarcerated population. At that time, the Texas prison system was still under federally imposed “special master” supervision as a result of a civil rights lawsuit filed by seven jai…