Parole Board

News February 11

Missouri lawsuit says that the state’s parole process puts too many people back behind bars.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

Commentary February 28, 2018

His “meaningful opportunity for release” came with impossible conditions.

Ashley Nellis

Life Inside July 6, 2017

The teenage son of an incarcerated man braces for news that could bring his father home.

By Tristan Darshan

News April 23, 2017

But the number is probably far higher, Marshall Project survey shows.

By Eli Hager

News January 5, 2017

A ‘60s radical faces very different political atmosphere than her co-defendant did a decade ago.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

News May 19, 2016

The high court has said most kids shouldn't be sentenced to life without parole, but some prisoners' fate are in the hands of politics.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

News January 25, 2016

Brush your teeth, sit up straight, and prepare for disappointment.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

Life Inside December 4, 2015

After 34 years inside, sometimes you never feel free.

By Gregory Diatchenko, as told to Beth Schwartzapfel

News October 8, 2015

Three prisons were ordered to provide transgender health care. Three prisoners were suddenly set free.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

Feature July 10, 2015

Life Without Parole

Inside the secretive world of parole boards, where your freedom may depend on politics and whim.

By Beth Schwartzapfel