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Write for American Jails
Share your insight, experience, research, and real-world solutions with jail professionals across the country.
Help Shape the Conversation in Local Corrections
Thank you for your interest in contributing to American Jails, AJA’s publication dedicated to the professionals who work in, lead, support, and improve local detention facilities. We welcome thoughtful, practical, and timely articles that help readers strengthen operations, support staff, improve outcomes, and better understand the evolving challenges facing jails today.
2026–2027 Editorial Calendar
Review upcoming themes, submission deadlines, and projected mail dates.
The American Jail Association now welcomes submissions for digital-exclusive articles,
offering authors the opportunity to be featured in our interactive digital magazine.
Quarter 4, 2026
Quarter 1, 2027
Quarter 2, 2027
Quarter 3, 2027
Ready to Submit an Article?
Before submitting, please review AJA’s article specifications and editorial process. These guidelines include important information about article preparation, formatting, submission expectations, and the editing process.
1. Review the Guidelines
Read the full publication specifications before beginning your article.
2. Prepare Your Article
Select a topic that supports jail professionals, operations, leadership, programs, or emerging issues.
3. Submit or Ask Questions
Contact AJA for questions, deadline extensions, guest editorials, or completed article submissions.
Corporate News Releases & Product Mentions
As a matter of course, American Jails does not publish company-issued media or product releases. However, the magazine may publish appropriate articles in which a vendor and an agency or facility have worked together to solve a problem, address an obstacle, or improve operations.
For articles written about products or services used in jails, the company, brand, product, or service cannot be mentioned by name. Articles must be written broadly or refer to the product or service by its generic name.
American Jails Production Team
Chris Daniels, MPA, CAE
Executive Director and Publisher
Have a Story Worth Sharing?
If your article can help jail professionals learn, lead, solve problems, or better understand the field, we want to hear from you.
