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At a prison in the Catskill Mountains, where I used to be incarcerated, some men were trying to buck the trend.
Many of New York’s prisons were built hundreds of years before modern cooling systems, and they have never been updated.
Luigi Mangione was incarcerated at my Pennsylvania prison, SCI Huntingdon, for close to two weeks in December. Here's what we saw.
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.
I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass.
Standing between the law and incarceration gives me a unique perspective on mass incarceration in America.
The U.S. has made strides in reducing its teenage prison population, but it still sends thousands of youth to prison each year.
There is not much I can do to control my situation at my prison. For example, I can’t choose to come and go from my cell when I want. Rather than let these restrictions defeat me, I remain optimistic ...
Prison Journalism Project contributors share their reflections on what is like to celebrate the holidays inside prison.
Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. The urban film “Dutch” premiered on Black Entertainment Television (BET) during the first week of June 2021, but ...
To understand life without the possibility of parole, we must acknowledge what it is: a hopeless imprisonment preceding death.
They were sent to prison for life without parole. But national changes now mean these North Carolina men have a shot at release.