Women, especially women of color, shoulder financial and emotional burdens to support incarcerated loved ones, crucial for reentry and reducing recidivism.

Christopher Blackwell reflects on a fleeting moment of unity and the longing for freedom in prison, as incarcerated men come together to watch birds nesting on a windowsill.

In January 2024, NYC Mayor Eric Adams vetoed a bill to ban solitary confinement in city jails, a move criticized as inhumane and counterproductive. The City Council overrode his veto, enacting the ban.

The article discusses Washington’s House Bill 2030, sponsored by Rep. Tarra Simmons, which seeks to grant voting rights to incarcerated individuals.

Medical Isolation Has Become the Latest Form of Abuse in America's Prisons

We cannot punish our way out of gun violence. Instead, we must invest in dismantling the structures that allow this violence to thrive.

Incarcerated writer Christopher Blackwell reflects on a transformative justice group where men with violent pasts confront their own trauma, highlighting the link between systemic hardship and violence as key to healing and prevention.

A technical error by Securus Technologies in November 2023 deleted all draft messages from incarcerated individuals’ e-messaging accounts in Washington State prisons, erasing important writings with no recovery option, while the company offered minimal compensation.

Despite New Jersey’s 2019 law aimed at reforming solitary confinement, reports indicate the state’s Department of Corrections continues practices that may violate this legislation.

Strip searches, a practice that dates back to auctions of enslaved people, have long been common in U.S. prisons.