Coronavirus
July 1
As COVID-19 spread earlier this year, prison facilities across the country suspended visits from family and lawyers. Several months into the pandemic, some states are easing those restrictions. We’re rounding up the changes as they occur.
Coronavirus
April 14
During the pandemic, video chats replaced in-person visits between parents and their children placed in foster care. The effects could linger for years.
News
March 29
Guards smuggle in most contraband, people who live in or work at prisons say.
Life Inside
June 18, 2020
Growing up with a father who was incarcerated didn’t define me. But it certainly taught me to challenge stereotypes and ask better questions.
Life Inside
June 4, 2020
Visiting my son in jail for the first time, I know that I cannot protect him. Although he is too young to drink, the criminal justice system regards him as an adult.
Life Inside
May 9, 2019
“I’ve seen disasters averted because an inmate said these simple words: 'What would your mother think?'”
Looking Back
April 9, 2019
It’s been nearly 25 years since Michigan adopted a controversial visitation policy. Families have been fighting it ever since.
Life Inside
July 28, 2017
At Rikers, it uses up a day. At the courthouse? Don’t hold your breath.
News
September 6, 2016
A strict new policy begins after "a security violation".
The Lowdown
February 11, 2015
Why they’re disappearing, which states still use them, and what really happens during those overnight visits.