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Life Inside October 18, 2018
The Isolation of Being Deaf in Prison
“I didn’t have a way to communicate. And they basically just flipped me the bird.”
By Jeremy Woody as told to Christie Thompson
Feature June 8, 2018
The Hardest Lesson on Tier 2C
Can a violent adult jail teach kids to love school?
By Eli Hager
Life Inside April 5, 2018
Finding College by Way of Prison
“Taking classes helped me forget that I wasn’t free.”
By Marcus Lilly, as told to Nicole Lewis
News March 28, 2018
The Uncertain Fate of College in Prison
Obama revived Pell grants for prisoners, but the program faces a cloudy future.
By Nicole Lewis
Life Inside December 14, 2017
My Do-It-Yourself Language Immersion, Prison-Style
Where the culture was Hispanic, ‘Me llamo Morgan’ got me started.
By Morgan Godvin
News May 31, 2017
What Are Inmates Learning in Prison? Not Much.
A new survey of 2,000 federal prisoners reveals big gaps in teaching reentry skills.
By Justin George
Feature September 14, 2016
The Obstacle Course
Applicants said the country's largest state university system discriminated against former prison inmates. Now, the schools have decided to 'ban the box'.
By Simone Weichselbaum
Life Inside February 12, 2016
What It’s Like to Be a Hacker in Prison
Finding refuge in old media.
By Stephen Watt
Quiz September 30, 2015
Do You Have What It Takes To Be a Prison Censor?
Test yourself against the pros.
By Bill Keller
News July 30, 2015
Obama Is Reinstating Pell Grants for Prisoners
But will politics eventually trump cost and data?
By Beth Schwartzapfel
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