Once out of prison, it felt like the world was shifting beneath my feet, and even the weather conspired to keep me off balance
Collaborations between Designing Justice + Designing Spaces and the furniture firm Formr offer a new approach to transitional housing
Thirty officers at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall face criminal charges for encouraging and incentivizing “gladiator-style fights” between boys
Nothing inspires hope and dread quite like a meeting with the parole board, a group of strangers who hold your destiny in their hands
Guards deploy tear gas for cursing, for walking too slowly, for asking too many questions. It’s not about safety; it’s about control
Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing a bill that would end the state’s moratorium on executions by bringing back the electric chair and implementing a firing squad
Behind bars, pregnant women are ignored at best, abused and traumatized at worst
As state and federal agencies trumpet educational opportunities for the incarcerated, those of us inside know that there are more hurdles than possibilities
Prison creates, worsens, and perpetuates symptoms of mental illness, and people inside are tired of upholding a culture of silence about these conditions
The bill to make Oregon’s Family Sentencing Alternative Pilot a permanent diversion no longer includes “primary caretakers” alongside parents and guardians as eligible candidates to avoid incarceration
“The tray reflects how society views us, and when the food looks disgusting and inedible, it sends the message that that’s what we are”
Bianca Tylek’s new book, “The Prison Industry,” reveals the companies that benefit from incarceration: “People can now understand how deeply entrenched and normalized corporate greed and exploitation have become”
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