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Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Farting can be quite serious in prison. When you’re locked in a small cell with another person for extended ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In my many years inside, I have seen jails and prisons in North Carolina become de facto rehab and mental health ...

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Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. On Monday, Feb. 17, guards at two New York state prisons began a strike unauthorized by their union, the ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In 2000, I started a life sentence at New Jersey State Prison, in Trenton. Over roughly 25 years behind bars, I ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In prison, almost every part of your life is dictated by someone else. But taking control of your appearance is ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Filthy cells and hallways. No showers or laundry. Insufficient medical care. All programming and visits cancelled ...

This article was published in partnership with Source New Mexico, an independent, nonprofit news organization that shines a light on governments, policies and public officials. Next to me, on his bunk ...