Prisons

Inside Out August 12

‘They Should Have Been Watching’: Suicides Rise in Texas Prisons During Pandemic

Prison suicides have been rising for years. Experts fear the pandemic has made it worse.

By Keri Blakinger

Inside Out July 1

Prisons Have a Health Care Issue — And It Starts at the Top, Critics Say

When coronavirus hit federal prisons, the top officials had no health care experience.

By Keri Blakinger

Feature March 24

A Bestselling Author Became Obsessed With Freeing a Man From Prison. It Nearly Ruined Her Life.

After the success of her novel Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen spent years trying to prove a man's innocence. Now she’s “absolutely broke” and “seriously ill,” and her next book is “years past deadline.”

By Abbott Kahler
Photographs by DeSean McClinton-Holland

One Year Later: The Pandemic Behind Bars March 1

We Asked People Behind Bars How They Feel About Getting Vaccinated

A Marshall Project survey of the incarcerated showed widespread interest in the coronavirus vaccine as well as pervasive distrust of the prison medical system.

By Nicole Lewis

News October 21, 2020

Prisoners Won The Right To Stimulus Checks. Some Prisons Are Standing In The Way.

A federal judge ruled prisoners can get the $1,200 checks many Americans received in the spring. Some prison systems are putting up roadblocks, lawyers and prisoners say.

By Keri Blakinger and Joseph Neff

Life Inside August 13, 2020

During the Pandemic, a Prison Funeral for Our Angel

Despite coronavirus-related lockdown and a skittish staff, prisoners at California Women’s Facility pulled off a full-fledged memorial service for a beloved long-termer.

By Michele Scott