Medical Treatment in Prison

Life Inside January 25

The Misery of “Medical Chain”

When a trip to the hospital means spending hours on a cramped bus handcuffed to another prisoner.

By Deidre Mcdonald

Life Inside January 4

The Doctors Say I’m O.K, But Then There’s This Pain…

A fretful prisoner struggles with an ever-growing list of symptoms.

By Rahsaan Thomas

Life Inside September 7, 2017

Sentenced to Life in Prison — And a Job Making Furniture

Employee perks: None, really, unless you count the nail gun fights.

By Jayson Hawkins

Feature July 6, 2016

Inside the Deadly World of Private Prisoner Transport

Tens of thousands of people every year are packed into vans run by for-profit companies with almost no oversight.

By Eli Hager and Alysia Santo

News March 29, 2016

Why Some Prisoners With HIV Get Better Treatment Than Others

A new report says care varies widely between Louisiana’s jails and prisons.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

News February 22, 2016

Why Some Prisons are Spending Millions on a Pricey New Drug

Corrections facilities are ground zero for treating hepatitis C — but at a cost.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

News August 27, 2015

When Prisons Need to Be More Like Nursing Homes

Finding new ways to treat the growing pool of older, ailing inmates.

By Maura Ewing

News August 10, 2015

What Care Do Prisons Owe Transgender Inmates?

A California case may decide.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

Q&A June 16, 2015

The Corizon CEO on Losing Its Contract With Rikers

"You win some, you lose some."

By Maura Ewing

News April 22, 2015

When Your Insulin Pump is Contraband

What diabetics face behind bars.

By Christie Thompson

Commentary February 19, 2015

What Are 30 Years Worth?

In the case of this wrongfully convicted man, Louisiana says $0.00.

By Andrew Cohen

News January 27, 2015

See No Evil

A new report details abuse of blind, deaf and disabled inmates in a Texas prison.

By Maurice Chammah

News November 17, 2014

Obama’s Prison Crisis

Crowded cells, aging inmates, soaring costs.

By Andrew Cohen