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Feature
December 21, 2022
Why Would Prisons Ban My Book? Absurdities Rule the System
Censorship kept me from finishing a college essay behind bars. Now, prisons might keep readers from my memoir.
By
Keri Blakinger
Graphics
December 21
The Books Banned in Your State’s Prisons
We asked all state systems for book policies and ban lists, then created a database for you.
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Death Sentences
October 31
Would a Death Sentence Help The Parkland Families Heal?
Outrage around the school shooter’s sentence reveals tensions between what some victims’ families want and the justice system’s limits.
By
Maurice Chammah
Closing Argument
October 29
Why Millions of Americans Will Be Left Out of the Midterms
Even in states where some people with felony convictions — and those awaiting trial in jail — have the right to vote, actually casting a ballot remains difficult.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Closing Argument
August 20
How Conservatives Are Trying to Shut Down the Progressive Prosecutor Movement
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis removed an elected prosecutor from office. Will this become the right’s new tactic?
By
Jamiles Lartey
Feature
November 11, 2021
Two Strikes and You’re in Prison Forever
Why Florida leads the nation in people serving life without chance of parole.
By
Cary Aspinwall
,
Weihua Li
and
Dan Sullivan
Feature
November 11, 2021
He Got a Life Sentence When He Was 22 — For Robbery
Black men are most affected by Florida’s two-strikes law.
By
Dan Sullivan
,
Cary Aspinwall
and
Weihua Li
Feature
November 2, 2021
Police Hurt Thousands of Teens Every Year. A Striking Number Are Black Girls.
By
Abbie VanSickle
and
Weihua Li
News
November 1, 2021
As Corrections Officers Quit in Droves, Prisons Get Even More Dangerous
Fewer guards lead to more lockdowns, rising tensions and scant access to healthcare.
By
Keri Blakinger
,
Jamiles Lartey
,
Beth Schwartzapfel
,
Mike Sisak
and
Christie Thompson
Coronavirus
June 30, 2021
A Half-Million People Got COVID-19 in Prison. Are Officials Ready for the Next Pandemic?
People who live and work in prisons worry they remain vulnerable, even as life behind bars returns to business as usual.
By
Katie Park
,
Keri Blakinger
and
Claudia Lauer