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Federal Prisons Were Told to Provide Addiction Medications. Instead, They Punish People Who Use Them.

Congress directed the Bureau of Prisons to make Suboxone and other medications widely available, but only a small fraction of those who need the help have received it.

News • 12.12.2022

The Art of Bidding, or How I Survived Federal Prison

When Eric Borsuk went to prison with his two best friends, they found their ‘bid’ — their purpose — together. Then one day, everything changed.

Life Inside • 09.22.2022

She Tried to ‘Humanize’ Prisons in Oregon. Can She Fix the Federal System?

Inspired by European models, the new Bureau of Prisons director built a Japanese garden in one penitentiary and made official language less demeaning. But some are skeptical of lasting reform.

News • 08.04.2022

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