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September 13, 2019
When People with Intellectual Disabilities Are Punished, Parents Pay the Price
A sex offense conviction can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
By
Chiara Eisner
Life Inside
June 13, 2019
After Prison, I Became a Better Dad
“Even when a parent has been part of a child’s pain, that parent’s love can still be the antidote.”
By
Richard Hines–Norwood
, as told to
Rachel Blustain
Life Inside
June 11, 2019
I Thought I Knew My Father, Then I Met Him in Prison
“In a way, it was like seeing myself clearly for the first time.”
By
Sergio Hill
Life Inside
June 10, 2019
Father and Son, Next Door Neighbors in Prison
"We take turns holding the mirror to see each other. And we talk for hours."
By
Kenneth Key
and
Michael Key
, as told to
Alysia Santo
Life Inside
February 5, 2016
How I Reconnected with My Estranged Daughter from Prison
One crinkly letter at a time.
By
Daniel Royston
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News
January 19, 2016
Massachusetts Mobilizes to Treat Addicted Moms
Jail time increasingly gives way to residential programs.
By
Meredith Derby Berg
Feature
January 4, 2016
This Boy’s Life
At 16, Taurus Buchanan threw one deadly punch—and was sent away for life. Will the Supreme Court give him, and hundreds like him, a chance at freedom?
By
Corey G. Johnson
and
Ken Armstrong
Life Inside
December 11, 2015
My Wife and Child Died on the Way Home From Visiting Me in Prison
On loss behind bars.
By
Charles Davis
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
Feature
April 15, 2015
Hard Labor
A doula offers a little comfort for a birth behind bars.
By
Simone Weichselbaum