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Life Inside
November 5, 2020
A Pacifist's Plan to Survive the Violent World of Prison
I once surveyed a plot of land for a future prison. Now I live in one.
By
Ryan M. Moser
Feature
February 20, 2020
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, 2020
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, 2020
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