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Life Inside February 15
A Black Mother’s Survival Guide for Her Teenage Son
"The only right you have, I told him, is to make it home alive."
By Meredith Walker as told to Alysia Santo
Life Inside September 14, 2017
I Can’t Visit My Sons in Prison Because I Have Unpaid Traffic Tickets
A mother with debts — and cancer — wonders if she’ll ever see her incarcerated children again.
By Joyce Davis, as told to Eli Hager
Life Inside May 18, 2017
My Son Was Murdered on Mother’s Day
Now he’s ‘a statistic, and so am I.’
By Cheri Burks
Life Inside February 16, 2017
A Mother Visits Her Son, Who’s Condemned to Die in April
‘I can’t touch him and comfort him.’
By Marilyn Shankle-Grant as told to Maurice Chammah
Life Inside November 17, 2016
My Daughter Died After Spending Four Days in Jail
“Her eyes were slightly open, but vacant.”
By Stephanie Moyer
Commentary March 6, 2016
The First Time Texas Killed One of My Clients
An attorney pieces together a life cut short.
By Burke M. Butler
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
News April 17, 2015
Long Shorts and Baggy Shirts
An immigration detention facility tries a new method for curbing sexual assault: Make the women dress differently.
By Maurice Chammah

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