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When People Fear Me Based on My Jail Tats and Scars, They Miss the Real Me

A recent ride to a public clinic gave Jose Armendariz a quick break from jail. But he couldn’t escape the fear and judgement of the other patients.

Life Inside • 07.29.2022

How Prison Turned My Childhood Friend Into a Neo-Nazi

We grew up listening to Tupac, smoking blunts and emulating Black people. Behind bars, our past was a dangerous secret.

Life Inside • 08.06.2020

The Underground Art of Prison Tattoos

Broken spoons, beard trimmer parts and other ingenious, sometimes dangerous, tools used by incarcerated body artists.

News • 06.07.2019

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