Surrounded by strangers and free of familial expectations, a trans person incarcerated in Kentucky decided to finally embrace who they are
Mamdani’s critics have launched a smear campaign that ignores that police pose an existential threat to victims—and all of us
The exorbitant cost of food in prison is hard for some people to believe, but the price of a single package of commissary bacon tells the story
We should not expect a country that’s proud about its campaigns of terror against children to be repentant now
As state and federal agencies trumpet educational opportunities for the incarcerated, those of us inside know that there are more hurdles than possibilities
The complete erasure of Black immigrants, migrants, and refugees is being aided by ICE incursions against disproportionately targeted communities
Prison creates, worsens, and perpetuates symptoms of mental illness, and people inside are tired of upholding a culture of silence about these conditions
Revolutionary change is not ordered like a meal or some product online. It is also not voted in by exporting decisions to a representative. It is fought long and hard and won through persistent struggle
The president and those enforcing his fascist agenda are hyperfocused on weaponizing irrelevant aspects of their victims’ pasts to frame them as imperfect victims and undeserving immigrants
We often don’t hear about the experiences of disabled incarcerated people, but today we’re hearing from Mitch, who navigates prison life as a deaf person
Loneliness drives a great deal of distress in prison, and it also fuels inmate pen pal sites that incarcerated people turn to for friendship and romance
Overemphasizing law is about returning to a normal where the screams were more easily muffled, distant, and ignorable for many
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