This summer, Pennsylvania’s prison system raised the cost of its cable package from around $17 to north of $22.

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. It truly is a man’s world, even in a women’s prison. In an environment where nothing is private, even the most ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Every morning, I toss a large handful of dry oatmeal flakes onto the prison’s recreation yard to feed the animals ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. There’s a common misconception that education in prison is free. I’ve heard this from staff at my prison, South ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. My brother, Gabriel V. Chavez, 51, had lived in the United States as an undocumented citizen since he was 9 years ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. For nearly two decades, Trinity Food Services served meals to state prisoners in Arizona. Then on Sept. 30, 2024, ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Many people recall their adolescence with fondness. I try to forget mine. In 2015, weeks after I turned 14, a ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. During my first winter in prison 22 years ago, I received legal letters I could not read. Back then, I had to ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. For the first 10 years of his prison sentence, Shane Goins stuffed his Size 16 triple-E ultra-wide feet into ...