Coronavirus
April 6
Despite CDC advice to vaccinate prisoners quickly, two-thirds of states lag behind the general population.
Coronavirus
April 16, 2020
Without ventilators, prisons lean on local hospitals to care for coronavirus victims.
Coronavirus
March 26, 2020
With in-person visits suspended nationwide, people with loved ones behind bars say they’re being left in the dark.
Commentary
March 21, 2019
“Medicare for All” Is Missing a Vital Group: The Incarcerated
“Can criminal justice reform succeed without addressing the health of incarcerated people?"
Life Inside
January 25, 2018
When a trip to the hospital means spending hours on a cramped bus handcuffed to another prisoner.
Life Inside
January 4, 2018
A fretful prisoner struggles with an ever-growing list of symptoms.
Life Inside
September 7, 2017
Employee perks: None, really, unless you count the nail gun fights.
Feature
July 6, 2016
Tens of thousands of people every year are packed into vans run by for-profit companies with almost no oversight.
News
March 29, 2016
A new report says care varies widely between Louisiana’s jails and prisons.
News
February 22, 2016
Corrections facilities are ground zero for treating hepatitis C — but at a cost.