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Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Photo by Anthony Grove/Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. This photo is of Little Scandinavia unit at SCI ...
In May, 15 men were submerged in a homemade baptismal pool in a Michigan prison’s gymnasium.
In Florida state prisons, microwaves are usually off limits, but my dormitory recently got one. It’s made cooking easier and our food tastier.
Last year, Gov. Phil Murphy increased options for early release. It gave people in state prisons newfound hope.
Incarcerated women built a patio, and we use it for Bible study, leisurely picnics, to engage in mindfulness or yoga, and to play cards or crochet.
The outcry apparently achieved its intended effect. On Oct. 11, 2024, less than a year after it opened, the post was ...
Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. The view from my cell window is an Amazon shipping center. At night, I watch the big rigs on the loading docks, ...
After spending 10 years in prison, I embarked on a 600-mile journey from Fort Dix, a federal prison in New Jersey, to a halfway house in Detroit. Early on the morning of my release, my name was called ...
Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. One day at the Washington State Penitentiary, I saw a blind man named Francisco and his friend Jorge walking down ...
Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Two weeks before Christmas 2024, U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins visited the Louisiana State Penitentiary (known as Angola ...