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Life Inside, Remixed: An Incarcerated Artist Learns to Paint Through the Chaos of Prison

Rafael Rodriguez’s artistic mentor and cellmate, Memo, taught him how to pour his anger and pain into oil painting.

Life Inside • 11.01.2024

The Future of Prisons?

Inspired by Germany, South Carolina let prisoners design their own units, write house rules and settle their own disputes. Then came politics.

Feature • 09.26.2024

The Connecticut Experiment

Young brains are still evolving. One prison is trying to take advantage of that.

Feature • 05.08.2018

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