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Life Inside July 18
My Dad Taught Me How to Build Things. Now I’m Doing It in Prison.
“What neither of us knew was that coming to prison would create new worlds for me to build.”
By Jesse Luke Crosson
Life Inside June 13
After Prison, I Became a Better Dad
“Even when a parent has been part of a child’s pain, that parent’s love can still be the antidote.”
By Richard Hines–Norwood, as told to Rachel Blustain
Life Inside June 11
I Thought I Knew My Father, Then I Met Him in Prison
“In a way, it was like seeing myself clearly for the first time.”
By Sergio Hill
Life Inside June 10
My First Father-Daughter Dance Was in the Prison Gym
“She saw a glimpse of me and what our life could be if I was free.”
By Efrén Paredes Jr. as told to Elyse Blennerhassett
Life Inside June 10
Father and Son, Next Door Neighbors in Prison
"We take turns holding the mirror to see each other. And we talk for hours."
By Kenneth Key and Michael Key, as told to Alysia Santo
Life Inside July 6, 2017
The Day I Found Out About My Dad's Parole
The teenage son of an incarcerated man braces for news that could bring his father home.
By Tristan Darshan
Feature October 18, 2015
For Men in Prison, Child Support Becomes a Crushing Debt
New regulations would give parents in prison the right to pause child support payments, but opponents say it undercuts welfare reform.
By Eli Hager
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