Life Inside
When My Prison Lost Power It Was Like 'The Purge' in Real Life
As night fell, nerves got rattled and rumors flew.
What It's Like to Deliver Death Sentences
I ran for office and took the oath knowing that the death penalty would be part of my job, whether I liked it or not.
Taking College Classes in Prison Helped Me Forget I Wasn't Free
It’s sad, but I knew I would go to prison before I would go to college.
The Unreal Horror of Being Locked in Solitary Confinement When I Was 16
I felt like I aged ten years just by doing 20 days in there.
All the Insane Conspiracy Theories You Hear in Prison
I can see that he is genuinely disappointed—even as an incarcerated person, he had high hopes for a human presence in outer space.
I'm Watching My Husband Fall Apart from Prison
I'm in a cell, he's out there all alone, and there's nothing I can do about it.
All the Strange, Terrible Things You Get Used to in Prison
I've been strip-searched hundreds of times.
I Sent an Innocent Man to Prison
It was my first time on a jury. I was 31, balancing two jobs while going to graduate school. It was a very short trial.
A Black Mother's Survival Guide for Her Teenage Son
The only right you have, I told him, is to make it home alive.
What It’s Like to Get Married in Maximum Security Prison
You’re stuck with a vending machine as caterer, but the love and vows are all the same.