Incarceration
Female Inmates Bare Their Souls for Emotional Portraits in KY
Photographer Ashley Stinson set out to shoot women working in male-dominated industries. She ended up at a prison.
Female Inmates Bare Their Souls for Emotional Portraits in KY
Photographer Ashley Stinson set out to shoot women working in male-dominated industries. She ended up at a prison.
The Prison System Is Designed to Ignore Mental Illness
Negligence, delays in diagnosis, and flat-out abuse are rampant.
Amanda Knox: How Prisons Use Cult Tactics to Brainwash Inmates Into Religion
When I was falsely imprisoned for murder, I experienced firsthand how vulnerable prisoners can become religious. And I'm not alone—across the US, prisons use religion to coerce and control their captive populations.
Women with Incarcerated Loved Ones Will Change the Justice System
"We are in this for as long as it takes. We're fighting to change a system that is against us just because we're black, brown, and poor."
For Mother's Day, Activists Are Bailing Black Mamas Out of Jail
When women are incarcerated, whole communities suffer. A coalition of organizations wants to help bring them home.
The 'Written Inside' Podcast Offers a Unique Perspective Inside Prison Cells
A new podcast tells the stories of long-serving inmates who stay sane by playing cardboard pianos and killing roaches.
When You Go to Prison For Crimes Your Abusive Boyfriend Made You Commit
When you're in an abusive relationship, it's hard to know right from wrong. This can leave women vulnerable to risky and even criminal behavior—especially if they're supporting a partner's drug habit. Some women end up paying with their liberty.
Former Head of the AFP Calls for Australia to Decriminalise Drugs
"We cannot hope to nanny ourselves out of risk," says Mick Palmer, who was Australia's top cop between 1994 and 2001.
Amanda Knox: What Romance in Prison Actually Looks Like
We rarely think of prison relationships outside of common cliches. Here, Amanda Knox shares what it was really like to be part of a prison couple.
How Music Is Keeping People from Going Back to Prison
An expanding California arts program is proven to cut recidivism and save prisons money. Can it be a new model for prison reform?
A Popular Form of Meditation is Helping Inmates Chill Out
Nearly 80 percent of female prisoners saw benefits in a recent study.