Juan Rios became a gang member when he was 11 years old. He started his first prison sentence at 19. Years later, after being released, he kept gang-banging. Then, at age 24, he shot three people ...

Incarcerated women built a patio, and we use it for Bible study, leisurely picnics, to engage in mindfulness or yoga, and to play cards or crochet.

In May, 15 men were submerged in a homemade baptismal pool in a Michigan prison’s gymnasium.

Last year, Gov. Phil Murphy increased options for early release. It gave people in state prisons newfound hope.

In Florida state prisons, microwaves are usually off limits, but my dormitory recently got one. It’s made cooking easier and our food tastier.

The outcry apparently achieved its intended effect. On Oct. 11, 2024, less than a year after it opened, the post was ...

Students saw photographs of their peers leaving prison and being embraced by college faculty and staff. The impact was profound.

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Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Two weeks before Christmas 2024, U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins visited the Louisiana State Penitentiary (known as Angola ...