"I often think about how differently my life might have gone had weed been legal when I was a kid."
Because of the sheer numbers housed in prisons, social distancing to avoid infection is impossible.
How my restorative justice community helped me heal in prison.
“My college degree taught me that anything is possible when you show someone how to love themselves, through accountability, vulnerability and education.”
When I was sentenced to forty-five years in prison, I never thought I’d earn a college degree or be successful in any way. I couldn’t have been more wrong.
Serving out a sentence in a Washington state prison, I was certain I’d never own a home.
A cycle of hopelessness is taking its toll in prisons across the country, amid continued restrictions on the things that make life more bearable.
Prison reformists—many of whom are serving long sentences—have united to change the cruel and arbitrary carceral system.
An inside look at Washington State’s most dangerous prison.