Coronavirus
June 30
People who live and work in prisons worry they remain vulnerable, even as life behind bars returns to business as usual.
Life Inside
June 10
Jy’Aire Smith-Pennick suffered multiple traumas before age 18. He masked his pain with Percocet, weed and drug-selling. Now, at a Pennsylvania prison with the right programs, he’s finally starting to heal.
Life Inside
May 13
At age 17, I was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. I got out due to Supreme Court decisions, but there was one catch: Parole for the rest of my life.
Coronavirus
December 18, 2020
Even as the first Americans begin to receive vaccines, the spread of coronavirus behind bars shows no sign of slowing.
Coronavirus
July 16, 2020
But not because of COVID-19 releases.
Coronavirus
March 23, 2020
Colorado abolished capital punishment. But COVID-19 is pausing it everywhere else.
News
January 27, 2020
New lawsuits by transgender people challenge bans on name changes for those convicted of crimes.
News
January 17, 2020
Despite statewide legalization, some counties ban probationers and parolees from using medical marijuana. So the chronically ill turn to less effective and more addictive prescription drugs.
Case in Point
June 6, 2019
A Pennsylvania case illustrates a national problem: People with psychiatric illnesses often remain incarcerated while they wait for a hospital bed.
The Frame
October 4, 2018
A Pennsylvania artist draws hundreds of fellow inmates to show the scale of mass incarceration.