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‘Forty-Four Hammers’ Is Part of a Rich History of Prison Work Songs

The call-and-response song was one of many that Black men sang as they toiled on Southern prison farms.

Redemption Songs • 06.14.2026

The Message Behind This ‘Hamilton’-Style Prison Rap? Pride Can Be Dangerous

Written by a man at Sing Sing prison, ‘Pride’ is a highlight of the first album by famed prison program Musicambia.

Redemption Songs • 04.19.2026

Women on the Inside

News Inside Issue 22 takes a hard look at how incarcerated women face unique challenges — and why their stories deserve to be heard.

News Inside • 03.05.2026

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