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News April 14, 2016
Should Prisoners Be Allowed to Have Facebook Pages?
A new policy in Texas limits inmates’ access to social media, creating a First Amendment conundrum.
By Maurice Chammah
News December 28, 2015
Miami’s Notorious Jail Fights Back Against Rape
A 5-year turnaround is cited as a model of prevention.
By Alysia Santo
The Rules April 3, 2015
Prison Bling
Keep it simple, keep it religious.
By Clare Sestanovich
The Rules March 27, 2015
Can Weaves Be Dangerous?
The problem of race and hair behind bars.
By Simone Weichselbaum
The Lowdown December 30, 2014
Prison Moonshine
How it’s made, how it smells, and why ketchup is involved.
By Clare Sestanovich
News December 17, 2014
Peeping Toms
Do prison inmates have a right to privacy?
By Alysia Santo
The Lowdown November 19, 2014
Fakeup
How women in prison remake makeup.
By Simone Weichselbaum
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