All illustrations by Kristen Radtke for Prison Journalism Project. Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In 2021, writer Dorothy ...
Not long ago, I met Commissioner Catherine Purcell of the California Board of Parole. She was the first member I ever met, and I was intimidated. To many inside, parole board members are killers of ...
Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Over the years, Texas prison administrators have tried various ways to keep drugs out. They have moved to ...
Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Growing up, Travion Malone, 27, didn’t have an ideal relationship with his grandfather Randy Matkins. There were ...
The holidays are a somber time in prison, but they are not only that. “[They present] a full spectrum of feelings,” Floridian Stephanie H. told PJP contributor Brittany Miles. “Some are happy because ...
Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers. Photos from Adobe Stock. A year ago, when I was transferred to the Mark W.
Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. The day I was processed into prison 10 years ago was the lowest point in my life. After setting fire to two ...
Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. It truly is a man’s world, even in a women’s prison. In an environment where nothing is private, even the most ...
Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Every morning, I wake up to two lemon-colored eyes peering at me. They belong to Lady, a delicate and regal ...
Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. On Oct. 27, 2023, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, a 125-year-old veterans service organization, opened its ...
Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Certain topics are taboo in prison. Near the top of that list is HIV. More than 40 years after the virus first ...
Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. “Hey, man,” someone whispered as I passed him on the prison track. He said it so quietly I wasn’t sure he had ...
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