Families of the Incarcerated

Life Inside August 23

The Awful Thing I Saw in Prison That Stunned Me Into Silence

"It was the kind of moment that you witness but your brain just rejects; you can’t believe what you just saw."

By Aaron Ernst

Commentary July 2

An Irrevocable Separation

When the government executed Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the welfare of their two boys was a secondary concern.

By Robert Meeropol

Life Inside May 24

I Followed My Mom to Prison and to a Degree

“This is the path my life had to take so I could be strong.”

By Arielle Pierre, as told to Nicole Lewis

Life Inside March 8

Caring for My Sick Husband From Prison

A federal inmate feels helpless as her partner’s health deteriorates.

By Connie Farris, as told to Christie Thompson

News January 12

New York Cancels Private Prison Care Packages Program

An uproar over cost, selection — and coloring books.

By Taylor Elizabeth Eldridge

News January 4

The Latest Big Win for Prison Privatization

It just got a lot harder to send a care package to New York prisoners.

By Taylor Elizabeth Eldridge

Feature December 21, 2017

The Big Business of Prisoner Care Packages

Inside the booming market for food in pouches, clear electronics, pocket-less clothing and other corrections-approved goods.

By Taylor Elizabeth Eldridge

Life Inside November 2, 2017

What to Never Ask a Prison Wife

People say the darndest things when they hear your spouse is incarcerated.

By Heather Moore

News November 2, 2017

Can Jared Kushner Save Criminal Justice Reform?

“Fat chance!” is giving way to “Well, maybe…”

By Justin George

Feature October 26, 2017

We are Witnesses

The American criminal justice system consists of 2.2 million people behind bars, plus tens of millions of family members, corrections and police officers, parolees, victims of crime, judges, prosecutors and defenders.

By The Marshall Project