The following story is part of PJP's special project, "The Graying of America’s Prisons." For this series, we curated reported stories and essays from across the country to catalyze a conversation ...

On March 24, 1800, the first issues of Forlorn Hope rolled off the presses and into the hands of eager readers at a New York City debtors’ prison. Though its incarcerated staff initially sought to use ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. This summer was the hottest ever recorded. These prolonged, extreme temperatures are acutely felt inside U.S.

When I was young, I did not feel in possession of my voice, let alone that it mattered. At 24, I was incarcerated. Over the years, I have cultivated enough experience and wisdom to confidently say ...

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Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In Pendleton, Oregon, about 200 miles east of Portland, there is an apiary with nearly a dozen honeybee colonies.

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A warm breeze carries the scent of Creed Prayer Oil as Muslims at Everglades Correctional Institution in Miami-Dade County, Florida, stir out from our dorms for Suhoor, the last meal before fasting.

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In late September 2023, I was still getting to know my way around Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility when ...

When I arrived at the Central Treatment Facility of the Washington D.C. Jail, in March 2022, I quickly noticed problems. For one, the women on my unit only had access to two functioning showers. Women ...