One of the most commonly cited statistics in corrections department promotional materials is the one about how 95 percent of…
Aliza Kaplan spends most Wednesday nights inside Oregon State Penitentiary, the state’s only maximum-security institution. Kaplan, a law professor and…
The informal, prisoner-led writing club at South Central Correctional Facility in Tennessee has a dozen or so members. Earlier in…
One morning in July we wake to rumors of being on lockdown, which happens at least once a month these…
Most people in prison can’t afford a lawyer, so if they want to get back in court they need to…
Louisiana, one of only two states that distributes opioid settlement funding directly to law enforcement, is now trying to bring…
[Read Part 1 of this story here] In late 2025 Mateo* completed his 14-year sentence at South Central Correctional…
[This article contains descriptions of physical and sexual assault.] The scarlet letter in prison is any conviction related to…
The first comprehensive report on the impact of offering free phone calls in United States prisons and jails shows that…
In April, the Tennessee Supreme Court temporarily blocked a ruling that would allow journalists to witness more parts of the…