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What Being Trans in Prison Is Really Like

Amid a wave of anti-trans legislation, and the violence that often follows, four people share their experiences in the criminal justice system.

Life Inside • 04.26.2024

Boxer Shorts Blues: My Path to Gender-Affirming Underwear in Prison

Nonbinary writer K.C. Johnson soon learned that behind bars, even their underwear was subject to deliberations.

Life Inside • 03.15.2024

I Never Thought I Could Fall In Love With a Woman. Then Came Prison.

We call straight women who couple up with fellow prisoners “gay for the stay.” That slang masks the complexity — and often beauty — of these bonds.

Life Inside • 02.16.2024

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