Corrections officers (COs) have long relied on prisoners to do various parts of their jobs. But since the onset of…
On September 19, Senator Robert Casey (D-PA) introduced legislation that would require the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to begin…
On September 17, a federal judge halted the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) ban on gender-affirming surgery for people in…
When I first heard the words “tobacco harm reduction,” as recently as 2022, I was a little surprised. What is…
My name is Tavaria, but people call me Varia, T, Mama T or Queen. Ten years ago, I founded Be…
When you enter the men's prison system in Tennessee, you receive two blue, smock-like shirts and two matching pairs of…
In February, Georgia lawmakers created a study committee to think about whether people in the state's prison system, at least…
As a transgender woman incarcerated in a men’s prison system, each day was a fight to maintain my sense of…
On August 26, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued final rulings on multiple outstanding issues related to its recent order…
In early August, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) air-dropped cigarettes over the Gaza Strip. Attached were leaflets bearing messages like:…