The use of Narcan jumped 51% last year, while overdose deaths remain far above levels in 2021, when the state restricted physical mail to stop the smuggling of prison contraband.

Whether serving months or years, people in prison never take for granted the positive moments in their daily life.

The thought of ending up in El Salvador’s CECOT, like my brother, makes many people at San Quentin nervous.

A woman in Missouri describes how she built a support system in prison after her family rejected her for being trans.

A transgender woman writing from a Missouri prison, describes what happened when lawmakers banned the hormone therapy she depends on.

Having a criminal record creates hurdles for people seeking employment. Discrimination and conditions of release such as meeting with parole officers compound the typical challenges of job hunting.

As I brush my teeth, I can’t help but exude excitement. It’s Monday, which means a visit from my 9-year-old daughter.

For prison journalists, FOIA requests are a crucial way to learn about the government entities that control the lives of incarcerated people.

A debilitating spinal condition could have been treated earlier. Instead, I was told I was fine.

Black coffee in prison isn't fancy but seems to have a cult-like following. Folks on the inside usually drink Folgers.

Whether serving months or years, people in prison never take for granted the positive moments in their daily life.

In the summer, South Woods State Prison started restricting people to their cells more often. On the weekends, people must be in their cell by 6 p.m. The reason? To prevent lockdowns.

“Hey, man,” someone whispered as I passed him on the prison track. He said it so quietly I wasn’t sure he had said anything, but then, “Hey, you — yeah, you.” He was a very large man, covered in gang ...

A debilitating spinal condition could have been treated earlier. Instead, I was told I was fine.

“Hey, man,” someone whispered as I passed him on the prison track. He said it so quietly I wasn’t sure he had said anything, but then, “Hey, you — yeah, you.” He was a very large man, covered in gang ...

As I brush my teeth, I can’t help but exude excitement. It’s Monday, which means a visit from my 9-year-old daughter.

Having a criminal record creates hurdles for people seeking employment. Discrimination and conditions of release such as meeting with parole officers compound the typical challenges of job hunting.

In the summer, South Woods State Prison started restricting people to their cells more often. On the weekends, people must be in their cell by 6 p.m. The reason? To prevent lockdowns.

Organizers discuss how they are fighting new women’s prisons in Vermont, Massachusetts, and Illinois.

Cancer is the leading cause of illness-related death in U.S. prisons. I’ve seen “cancer face,” a symptom of cancer, more times than I’d like.

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A group led by formerly incarcerated women spent years advocating for those trapped inside prison walls during Texas’ hot summers.

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Cancer is the leading cause of illness-related death in U.S. prisons. I’ve seen “cancer face,” a symptom of cancer, more times than I’d like.

Sara Bennett’s new book adds to the visual history of prison while complicating our idea of what prison and the women who have been detained there might look like.

A transgender woman writing from a Missouri prison, describes what happened when lawmakers banned the hormone therapy she depends on.

Prison writers from across the U.S. describe how hot their prisons get in the summer. One prison reached 117 degrees.

High temperatures violate the Constitution’s protection against cruel and unusual punishment, the judge ruled. Texas will appeal.

Sara Bennett’s new book adds to the visual history of prison while complicating our idea of what prison and the women who have been detained there might look like.

I spend time with my cellmate, talk to friends, eat food and watch wrestling.

Even at a women’s prison, your menstruation care needs may not be met.

Innocent until proven guilty? More like condemned upon arrival.

Two incarcerated writers examine a new program that focuses on special menu items like burgers, chicken tenders and a buffalo chicken salad.

We build little lives in here. Uprooted from our loved ones and transported to prison, we are forced to adapt.

Three incarcerated writers describe how extreme heat and inadequate cooling systems impact people in prison.

Three incarcerated writers describe how extreme heat and inadequate cooling systems impact people in prison.

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I got to know James “Buck” Martin some years ago while working at Great Meadow Correctional Facility’s law library, where we both clerked. No one introduced us; our inevitable meeting was the result o...