Life Inside
May 21
Felix Sitthivong, who is serving 65 years in a Washington prison, recently testified before the state’s House Public Safety Committee in support of a bill that could decrease his time. “They can stall our bills,” he writes of the “disappointing” outcome, “but they can never stall our dedication.”
Life Inside
April 30, 2020
Bobby Bostic was sentenced to 241 years at age 16. Gardening, he writes, keeps him growing.
News
January 28, 2020
Another dubious get-out-early offer is spreading through federal prisons. Lawyers say it’s a fake.
News
December 3, 2019
A new study finds black people are staying longer in state prisons, even as they face fewer arrests and prison admissions overall.
News
May 23, 2019
The story of North Carolina’s longest-serving inmate highlights the situation of people with intellectual disabilities in the criminal justice system.
News
October 18, 2018
Neko Wilson to be released in the first test of California’s felony murder law.
Life Inside
May 31, 2018
“We leaned on each other. We found reasons to laugh while in agony.”
Analysis
May 20, 2018
Despite Jeff Sessions’ new zero-tolerance mandate along the border, the Justice Department has prioritized immigration offenses for years.
Life Inside
April 26, 2018
“With my new lease on life, I still remember the one I took.”
Life Inside
April 12, 2018
“I wondered whether the system I have been a part of for so long was, simply, barbaric.”