At a prison in the Catskill Mountains, where I used to be incarcerated, some men were trying to buck the trend.

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Many of New York’s prisons were built hundreds of years before modern cooling systems, and they have never been updated.

To get a Pell Grant, you first need to apply for federal financial aid. Here’s a step-by-step guide to filling out the form for incarcerated applicants.

Luigi Mangione was incarcerated at my Pennsylvania prison, SCI Huntingdon, for close to two weeks in December. Here's what we saw.

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“Chow Hall” is a semi-regular column by Justin Slavinski, a writer incarcerated in Florida who provides anecdotes and insights about food and meals served in prison. In my last column, I explored the ...

I came to prison when I was 15. Now I’m 34. Behind bars, I've found peace with myself. Even in prison, I find blessings and witness beauty.

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 ...

Prison Journalism Project contributors share their reflections on what is like to celebrate the holidays inside prison.

The U.S. has made strides in reducing its teenage prison population, but it still sends thousands of youth to prison each year.

I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass.