Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. East Hall of Arkansas Department of Corrections’ Cummins Unit has always been rowdy. But since the COVID-19 ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. My introduction to an intricate, effective communication network known as “lines” came immediately after arriving ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. I first realized I like boys at a pool party at my best friend’s house when I was 12. I stayed after everyone ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. It’s flu season here at Washington State Penitentiary, just as it is everywhere else. This year has been ...

CHICAGO, Mar. 20, 2025 – Prison Journalism Project (PJP), a national nonprofit that trains incarcerated writers in the tools of journalism and publishes their stories, has entered into a ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In my many years inside, I have seen jails and prisons in North Carolina become de facto rehab and mental health ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In November, Californians voted to keep using forced labor in the state’s prison system. This will be old news to ...

In January, back-to-back polar vortexes unleashed subzero temperatures on much of the country, breaking thousands of daily snow and cold records. Ten inches of snow was dumped on New Orleans in late ...

This article was published in partnership with Source New Mexico, an independent, nonprofit news organization that shines a light on governments, policies and public officials. Next to me, on his bunk ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. The artist Kenneth West once read that Jean-Michel Basquiat created 6,000 pieces of art, all before he died at ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Farting can be quite serious in prison. When you’re locked in a small cell with another person for extended ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Filthy cells and hallways. No showers or laundry. Insufficient medical care. All programming and visits cancelled ...