Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. It was almost nighttime lockdown at my prison, and a buddy of mine and I were finishing up yoga on our balmy ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Andres Martinez sometimes worries that a California state prison will be his tomb. He can almost feel the walls ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. John R. left our prison in March. His departure should have inspired excitement — and to some extent it did. But ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Kwaneta Harris, in white, poses with her mother (far right) and son (far left) in a family photo. Photo courtesy ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. When I wake in the morning, I look forward to the day. That is, until I hear the officer shout, “Mess out!” ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. People often tell me I hold one of the best jobs an incarcerated person can have at New Jersey State Prison. But ...

"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. For more than half of my life, I have not been free. I was sent to prison when I was 15 years old for ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. This story is a Kite, a special category dedicated to first-person reports that rely heavily on a writer’s ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Recently, my lawyer instructed me to read the original transcripts from my trial and other legal documents he ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In June 2023, I woke up in intense pain. It felt like someone had jammed a wrench into my shoulder socket, ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Everything was cold, gray and hard. The lights were too bright or too dim, but always tinted in a yellow haze. It ...