Texas prisons are instituting 15-day lockdowns for drug offenses. These long lockdowns might increase violence and damage relationships.

PJP believes that the only way to expand journalism behind bars and shed light on the U.S. prison system is to work together.

Lawrence BartleyLawrence Bartley is the founder and director of “News Inside,” the print publication of The Marshall Project which is distributed in hundreds of prisons and jails throughout the United ...

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. It was almost nighttime lockdown at my prison, and a buddy of mine and I were finishing up yoga on our balmy ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. John R. left our prison in March. His departure should have inspired excitement — and to some extent it did. But ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. There’s a common misconception that education in prison is free. I’ve heard this from staff at my prison, South ...

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. 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. Even after 23 years of witnessing brutal fights behind prison walls, I remained ignorant to the gravity of mental ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. On a recent Friday morning, I went to the email kiosk to check for new messages. Once I signed in, I saw a ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. This story is a Kite, a special category dedicated to first-person reports that rely heavily on a writer’s ...