prisons

Wellpath, Fleeing GA Prisons Contract, Fails One Last Bid at Extortion

On July 1, three years into its nine-year contract, private health care provider Wellpath will leave behind its 50,000-plus patients…

June 6, 2024

How Prison Guard Became the Job Everyone Leaves

Lonnie, in his late 40s, was a high school teacher for 20 years before he came to prison. He and…

June 4, 2024

Faulty Drug Tests From 2023 Lawsuit Behind WA Prison Greeting Card Ban

The Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC) decision to ban greeting cards and postcards was informed by its continued use…

May 29, 2024

GA Prisons to Get “Additional Meals,” a Bad Fix for the Wrong Problem

On May 7, Governor Brian Kemp (R) signed a $36.1 billion spending plan for the next fiscal year that will…

May 23, 2024

WA Prisons to Ban Greeting Cards and Postcards, Presuming Synthetic Drugs

The Washington State Department of Corrections (WDOC) will ban people in its custody from receiving greeting cards and postcards after…

May 22, 2024

How We Still Find Joy After Decades in Prison

After nearly 30 years in prison, I still find moments of joy and happiness. I wondered if anyone else was…

May 13, 2024

CoreCivic Manages Our Prison, and Tries Not to Manage Our Medical Care

Five years ago, abdominal pain drove James to the infirmary at South Central Correctional Facility, the Tennessee private prison where…

May 1, 2024

The Lifers Trapped in Georgia’s Parole Crisis Are Watching Senate Bill 586

About a decade ago, people serving life with parole in Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) prisons began to realize we…

April 25, 2024

TN Private Prisons Quietly Transfer Us, This Time Without Saying Why

In 2016, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) opened Trousdale Turner Correctional Center—the largest of the state's 14 prisons, and…

April 17, 2024

When You Need to Go to a Hospital, and Private Prison Says You Don’t

Let’s say you’re incarcerated and have a heart condition. You’re supposed to be see a cardiologist every six months, but…

April 10, 2024