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Mercy or Money: How to Grapple With a Rapidly Aging Prison Population

Research shows people often “age out” of crime, and health care costs are ballooning. But still, many states oppose releasing elderly prisoners.

Closing Argument • 03.21.2026

How Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Will Slash Health Coverage for People Leaving Prison

The massive cuts will hit the formerly incarcerated hard — and that could increase crime, experts warn.

Closing Argument • 08.09.2025

I Was Proud of My Gift of Gab. Then I Took a Communications Class Led by Fellow Prisoners.

After 16 years in Michigan lockups, award-winning poet and writer Demetrius Buckley had to relearn how to be an active listener.

Life Inside • 07.18.2025

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