The Frame June 13

Life After Life Without Parole

Ronald Elston spent more than 30 years in prison, with no preparation for what he would do if he got out.

By Jessica Earnshaw

The Frame March 13

Surviving Foster Care: 2 Brothers, 2 Different Paths

A stint in juvenile detention excluded one from the financial support that automatically went to the other.

By Celina Fang

The Frame December 21

Christmas in Prison

Buses bring holiday visitors to the women in an Illinois correctional center.

By Tom Meagher

The Frame May 16

A Peek at the Golden Age of Prison Radio

A new book explores a time when Texas prisons promoted rehabilitation through a wildly successful radio show.

By Maurice Chammah

The Frame May 3

What It’s Like to Perform Shakespeare in Prison

An encounter with the Bard transforms a troupe of inmate actors.

By Alysia Santo

The Frame March 13

The Radio Show That Reunited Inmates and Families

“Shout outs” on the air led to van rides to the supermax.

by Lisa Iaboni

The Frame February 10

Rarely Seen Images of the Real San Quentin

Thousands of photos, unearthed after decades, form an archive of daily life.

By Pete Brook

The Frame December 29

Watch Alvin Ailey Dancers Rehearse a Piece About Being Locked Up

A choreographer explores separation and alienation in our prison system.

By Caroline Grueskin & Christie Thompson

The Frame December 3

Black Lives Matter Protesters are “Tired,” “Hopeful,” “Ready”

Minneapolis sit-in for Jamar Clark stretches through a third week.

Photographs by Angela Jimenez

The Frame September 11

‘So This Is What a Murderer Looks Like’

A defense lawyer’s photos of four women re-entering society.

By Lisa Iaboni

The Frame July 21

‘Sometimes the Camera is More Powerful than the Courtroom’

Criminal justice through the lens of Joe Rodriguez.

By Lisa Iaboni

The Frame May 8

The New Mothers of Bedford Hills

A look back at one photographer’s images of motherhood in prison.

By Lisa Iaboni

The Frame May 1

Prison Plantations

One man’s archive of a vanished culture.

By Maurice Chammah

The Frame April 24

Bounty Hunters, Bondsmen, and the People Who Owe Them

Photographer Clara Vannucci captures the chase.

By Lisa Iaboni

The Frame January 26

Welcome to Miracle Village

Photographer Sofia Valiente captures the lives of a community of sex offenders.

Photographs by Sofia Valiente

The Frame January 6

The Writing on the Walls

Photographer Mark Perrott examines the graffiti, and the lives, of the prisoners of E Block.

Photographs by Mark Perrott

The Frame December 22

A Summer in Camden

Andrew Renneisen captures the collateral damage of street violence.

Photographs by Andrew Renneisen

The Frame December 8

Tracked

Photographer Zora Murff reveals what it’s like to be a kid in the system.

Photographs by Zora Murff

The Frame November 26

Blurred Lives

A portrait series captures the toll of long prison sentences on the people who serve them.

Photographs by Amy Elkins

The Frame November 18

The Men Who Should Have Been Free

Revisiting “The Innocents,” one of the first photo series to explore the lives of the wrongfully convicted.

Photographs by Taryn Simon