Juan Rios became a gang member when he was 11 years old. He started his first prison sentence at 19. Years later, after being released, he kept gang-banging. Then, at age 24, he shot three people ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. It finally happened: Food from the dining hall made me physically ill. I have long thought I could eat anything, ...

In my Missouri prison wing, food is being hoarded, mental health is declining, and our families visit us less frequently or provide us with less financial support — in part because of policies made ...

In Florida state prisons, microwaves are usually off limits, but my dormitory recently got one. It’s made cooking easier and our food tastier.

The outcry apparently achieved its intended effect. On Oct. 11, 2024, less than a year after it opened, the post was ...

Incarcerated women built a patio, and we use it for Bible study, leisurely picnics, to engage in mindfulness or yoga, and to play cards or crochet.

Last year, Gov. Phil Murphy increased options for early release. It gave people in state prisons newfound hope.

Students saw photographs of their peers leaving prison and being embraced by college faculty and staff. The impact was profound.

After spending 10 years in prison, I embarked on a 600-mile journey from Fort Dix, a federal prison in New Jersey, to a halfway house in Detroit. Early on the morning of my release, my name was called ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Two weeks before Christmas 2024, U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins visited the Louisiana State Penitentiary (known as Angola ...