Prison Violence

Feature February 20

Mississippi Prisons: No One’s Safe, Not Even the Guards

Too many prisoners, too few officers leads to violence.

By Joseph Neff and Alysia Santo

Life Inside February 13

I Struggled to Help a Prisoner. In Norway, I Found a Better Way

“We took off his wrist restraints and gave him pen and paper. He drew up a storm.”

By Toby Tooley as told to Maurice Chammah

News January 8

Mississippi Prison Killings: Five Factors Behind the Deadly Violence

Understaffing, powerful gangs and constant lockdowns brew tensions that exploded last week.

By Joseph Neff and Alysia Santo

Life Inside March 14, 2019

I Watched a Man Die in Prison. His Last Words Haunt Me.

“There is hardly a day that passes when I do not see his face.”

By Kenneth Capogreco

Feature November 21, 2018

Treatment Denied: The Mental Health Crisis in Federal Prisons

The Bureau of Prisons set higher standards for psychiatric care. But instead of helping more inmates, the agency dropped thousands from its caseload, data shows.

By Christie Thompson and Taylor Elizabeth Eldridge

Life Inside November 16, 2017

Prisoner to Violence

After a bloody fight in the yard, an inmate reflects on his behavior.

By Demetrius Buckley

Life Inside December 8, 2016

The Lure of the Prison Fight

Craving the madness.

By Deyon Neal

Justice Lab July 13, 2015

What Are Correction Officers So Afraid Of?

Besides the danger, being ignored.

By Dana Goldstein

Feature February 25, 2015

A Boy Among Men

What happens when you throw a teenager into an adult prison? Guess.

By Maurice Chammah

News January 14, 2015

NYC Declares an End to Solitary for Inmates Under 21

Now comes the hard part.

By Clare Sestanovich