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A photographer takes a picture of an incarcerated man, wearing a graduation cap, gown, a Mexican sarape print stole and a green stole that reads, "T.O.P.S.S." in front of a gray backdrop. The picture was taken outside on a lawn surrounded by barbed wire fences.
Closing Argument July 8
Students Behind Bars Regain Access to College Financial Aid
Restored Pell Grant eligibility means about 760,000 people in prisons could eventually afford higher education.
By Jamiles Lartey
Life Inside December 9, 2021
After a Decade on Parole, I Saw 2021 As a Fresh Start. Life Had Other Plans.
A workplace injury derailed Alfonso Cobb’s progress, but the Arkansas wood factory worker is still holding on to his freedom dreams.
By Alfonso Cobb as told to Lakeidra Chavis
Tarra Simmons, left, and Kevin Harris are running for state representative respectively in Washington and Michigan. Both have been outspoken on the campaign trail about being formerly incarcerated.
Feature June 23, 2020
These Political Candidates Are Embracing Their Criminal Records
A group of 2020 hopefuls say their first-hand experience with the justice system makes them best suited to fix it.
By Christie Thompson
The state Department of Licensing temporarily closed its driver...s licensing and other service counters to the public. Photographed in Tacoma, Wash., on Tuesday, March 17, 2020.
Coronavirus May 26, 2020
No Photo ID, No Services: Coronavirus Poses Steep Hurdles After Prison
For many people leaving prison during the pandemic, closed DMVs mean closed doors.
By Christie Thompson
Life Inside April 11, 2019
Money Changed Everything for Me in Prison
“I am not evidence that the system ‘works.’ I am an outlier, dripping in luck.”
By Morgan Godvin
Life Inside January 31, 2019
Why I Quit My Prison Gang
“The whole experience, I realized, was like a strange mix between junior high school and the Roman Senate.”
By Benito Gutierrez
Life Inside October 25, 2018
Freaky Friday, Prison-Style
At a Kentucky prison, inmates and staff switch places during a “re-entry to society” role-playing game.
By Derek R. Trumbo, Sr.
Commentary February 5, 2018
Reentry: a Triptych
“What name for this thing we’ve become? For stigma, close as kin?”
By Reginald Dwayne Betts
Vanessa Thompson, an inmate at Indiana Women’s Prison, proposed allowing incarcerated women to earn sweat equity to gain ownership of a home when released.
Feature November 1, 2017
Building Toward a Future
The unique prison re-entry plan conceived by — and for — women.
By Eli Hager
ViewFinder September 17, 2017
Shawna: A Life on the Sex Offender Registry
A young mother struggles with life on the sex offender registry.
David Feige
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