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It’s Hard to Stay Motivated When You’re Facing ‘Death by Incarceration’

LaMarr W. Knox on stalled prison reform measures: “In New York prisons, hope is nonexistent because so many of us are loaded up with long sentences.”

Life Inside • 01.16.2026

Fish Tanks, Plants and Podcast Studios — Some States Try a New Approach to Incarceration

America’s experiment with Scandinavian-inspired prison units is growing — and being tested.

Closing Argument • 04.19.2025

Inside Story Season 2 to Premiere Soon

The video series, developed by formerly incarcerated people, about the criminal justice system returns for another season.

Inside Story • 09.24.2024

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