Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. One of Prison Journalism Project’s year-end traditions is to share our favorite stories of the year. This year — ...

Braille books, business cards and tactile maps are often crafted in prisons throughout the U.S. The job is more fun than most prison work.

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Reynaldo Colón was up at 6:30 a.m., bouncing about his cell as he prepared for a rare in-person visit with a ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. This story and its illustrations originally appeared in The Book of Irving #82431, a newsletter by Patrick Irving ...

After an investigation, my sexual abuse claim was found unsubstantiated. The process made me feel like reporting the abuse wasn’t worth it.

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. To understand life without the possibility of parole (LWOP), we must acknowledge what it is: a hopeless ...

"Outside the Rusted Decay Of Confinement," 2024 by Alvin Smith. Acrylic on canvas. Painted in a day room of the Muskegon Correctional Facility, in Michigan. What to the incarcerated American is the ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Frankie was born in this prison. His mom, Curly, had been here at least five years at that point. As Frankie grew ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. On any given day, there are nearly 60,000 incarcerated teens in U.S. prisons and juvenile detention centers. The ...

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. When I met Ralph Marcus in June 2024 at California Medical Facility, he was sitting in his wheelchair in the ...