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.

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.

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

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.

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

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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 ...

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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 ...

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