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Life Inside June 18, 2020
My Dad Went to Prison When I Was 5. Now I Write About Families Like Mine
Growing up with a father who was incarcerated didn’t define me. But it certainly taught me to challenge stereotypes and ask better questions.
By Sylvia A. Harvey
Life Inside May 9, 2019
Why Mothers Are the Unsung Heroes of Prison
“I’ve seen disasters averted because an inmate said these simple words: 'What would your mother think?'”
By Jerry Metcalf
The visitation room of the Kinross Correctional Facility in Michigan.
Looking Back April 9, 2019
When Prisons Cut Off Visits—Indefinitely
It’s been nearly 25 years since Michigan adopted a controversial visitation policy. Families have been fighting it ever since.
By Christie Thompson
Life Inside December 11, 2015
My Wife and Child Died on the Way Home From Visiting Me in Prison
On loss behind bars.
By Charles Davis
Asked and Answered May 6, 2015
‘It Takes a Certain Kind of Magic to be able to Survive This Kind of Separation.’
A 32-year-old woman on what it’s like being engaged to someone serving a life sentence, long-distance romantic gestures, and the cost of each visit.
By The Marshall Project
A conjugal visit bedroom at Auburn State Prison in Auburn, N.Y.
News February 11, 2015
‘Heaven’
Happiness is a family sleepover.
By Sheila Anne Feeney
In Connecticut, conjugal units include playing cards and games like Jenga.
The Lowdown February 11, 2015
Conjugal Visits
Why they’re disappearing, which states still use them, and what really happens during those overnight visits.
By Dana Goldstein
Asked and Answered November 20, 2014
‘I'm Only Allowed One Kiss and Hug.’
What can Charles Manson’s fiancee expect? The experience of this inmate’s wife offers some clues.
By The Marshall Project
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