Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. For more than half of my life, I have not been free. I was sent to prison when I was 15 years old for ...

Prison Journalism Project (PJP) is looking for a Director of Learning who will provide strategic and operational leadership for all of Prison Journalism Project’s learning programs, driving the ...

“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 ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Editor’s note: Below is a transcript of our audio story, “Incarcerated Americans on the 250th Birthday of the ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Days before the documentary “The Alabama Solution” was nominated for an Academy Award, the three main ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. My first time in prison I told myself that I would never be foolish enough to get tattooed in this atmosphere.

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. The weight deck, where we exercise at the Washington State Penitentiary, is not hospitable to vegetation.

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. I came to prison at 15. Because I was so young, I didn’t know who I was when I arrived. I felt insecure about ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. When Theresa Grady, 62, calls her husband in prison, she tries not to let her voice crack and does her best not ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In January, back-to-back polar vortexes unleashed subzero temperatures on much of the country, breaking thousands ...

“Outside/In” is an occasional column by Claire Tak about what it’s like to have a loved one in prison from a sister’s unique perspective. From sending commissary money to visiting prison for the first ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Nothing in prison is soft and cuddly. Prisons are concrete and steel and stocked with hard people doing hard time ...