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The Best Job in This New Jersey Prison Is Still Exploitative

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. People often tell me I hold one of the best jobs an incarcerated person can have at New Jersey State Prison. But ...
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The Surprising Power of Getting Your Picture Taken in Prison

Illinois River Correctional Center allowed incarcerated people to have their photo taken in 2024. The change has brought hope ...
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Six Fathers on What It’s Like to Parent From Prison

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Photo illustration by Sarah Rogers. Photo from Adobe Stock More than 5 million kids in the United States have had ...
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The Value of Mentors in Prison

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. The day I was processed into prison 10 years ago was the lowest point in my life. After setting fire to two ...
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At San Quentin Prison, a Huge Milestone for Incarcerated Youth

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. San Quentin’s Youth Offender Program guides youngsters under the age of 26 to better choices and outcomes in the ...
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Cooking Pizza in Prison Requires Creativity

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Two weeks before Super Bowl Sunday in 2021, a few guys in my cellblock invited me to cook pizza with them for the ...
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6 Stories on Teenagers in Prison

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. On any given day, there are nearly 60,000 incarcerated teens in U.S. prisons and juvenile detention centers. The ...
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I’ve Spent More Than Half of My Life in Prison

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. For more than half of my life, I have not been free. I was sent to prison when I was 15 years old for ...
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Q&A: Why These Women Oppose Death by Firing Squad

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Interior of Idaho State Capitol building. Photo by Kingofthedead (CC BY-SA 4.0) In late March, Idaho became the ...
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As an Incarcerated Trans Woman, I Choose to Pay It Forward

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. On a Monday evening, Mother Nature was watering gardens and fields. The sound of rain helped lull me into a much ...
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When Kittens Came to My Prison, I Had Not Petted One in 15 Years

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Nothing in prison is soft and cuddly. Prisons are concrete and steel and stocked with hard people doing hard time ...