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I Raised My Kids From Prison. Soon, I’m Coming Home to a Grandson.

Chanell Burnette’s two sons were very young when she was incarcerated 18 years ago. “It’s funny how things come full circle,” writes the first-time grandmother. “This is two generations of me.”

Life Inside • 04.28.2023

How Melissa Lucio Went From Abuse Survivor to Death Row

Why some trauma victims are more likely to take responsibility for crimes, even when they may be innocent.

Death Sentences • 02.24.2022

Cadets Violently Strip Searched Us As Part of Their Training. For My Pain, I Got $325.

Willette Benford was one of several incarcerated women who sued the Illinois corrections department for using mass strip searches to train cadets. A small settlement check took her back to the shame and trauma of those incidents.

Life Inside • 05.06.2021

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