News
October 7
Wardens blocked bids for freedom as COVID-19 spread behind bars, data shows.
Feature
September 19
Months ago, the attorney general ordered pandemic prison releases. After 24 years behind bars, Miller is one of many still waiting for a ticket home.
News
September 17
The U.S. Sentencing Commission, required by law to be bipartisan, helps set prison terms for more than 70,000 people every year.
Feature
July 10
Officials’ missteps at Butner made it the deadliest federal lockup.
Coronavirus
May 21
Just a small fraction of federal prisoners have been sent home. Many others lack legal help and connections to make their case.
Coronavirus
April 3
The case of Patrick Jones, the first federal prisoner to die from COVID-19, epitomizes national debates about criminal justice reform.
Coronavirus
March 28
Only 7 percent of black men would be deemed low-risk enough to get out using the federal prison system’s risk assessment tool, according to an analysis.
Coronavirus
March 26
With in-person visits suspended nationwide, people with loved ones behind bars say they’re being left in the dark.
News
January 28
Another dubious get-out-early offer is spreading through federal prisons. Lawyers say it’s a fake.
Life Inside
September 12, 2019
“They booked me into a cell where there was a paper sign over the toilet saying DON’T DRINK THE WATER.”