Information about the prison system is limited, and policy makers and voters are shaping the lives of incarcerated people without their input. We’re bringing transparency to the world of mass ...
Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In March, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that life-without-parole sentences for second-degree murder are ...
Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Pleasant dreams leave me feeling gloomy. I’m fortunate to dream wonderful dreams on my prison bunk. My dreams ...
Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers. Photos from Adobe Stock. The monotony of prison life is exhausting. The ...
Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. The most focused classroom I’ve ever been in didn’t have desks, a whiteboard or even quiet. It was a prison dorm ...
Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In October, the South Carolina Department of Corrections began restricting the number of places from which ...
Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In prison, we don’t have text and email reminders about medical, dental and counseling appointments. Instead, we ...
Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In July 2025, South Woods State Prison in New Jersey, where I used to be incarcerated, reduced our ability to ...
As Pennsylvania ends life without parole for 2nd-degree murder, incarcerated women express sparked hope and anxiety.
Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Editor’s note: Below is a transcript of our audio story, “Incarcerated Americans on the 250th Birthday of the ...
Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Mid-November dawn filtered through the barred windows of Cell Block C, where I began my morning vigil from my ...