Reentry is the journey of a lifetime, and my vulnerability is both my greatest armor and biggest liability
Xinachtli, a Chicano Indigenous activist imprisoned for over two decades, did not receive proper health care after a bad fall in the shower, activists say
Second-quarter earnings calls reveal how GEO Group and CoreCivic are championing and profiting from Trump’s mass deportation agenda
For-profit deals between prisons and private fast food companies force incarcerated people to pay for their own poor health
My first months of reentry are forcing me to confront the reality that freedom, while liberating, brings its own set of burdens and responsibilities
Once out of prison, it felt like the world was shifting beneath my feet, and even the weather conspired to keep me off balance
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
Surrounded by strangers and free of familial expectations, a trans person incarcerated in Kentucky decided to finally embrace who they are
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
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