Incarceration
Why the Friendships You Make in Prison Should Stay Behind Bars
In federal prison, you form friendships with unlikely people. What happens after that is sensitive.
How Prison Inmates Get Porn
"It's crazy the prices we pay," one prisoner recently told me over the phone. "But then again, it's prison. Checking out a little porn is all a guy really has to look forward to."
When American Prisons Become Haunted Houses
Some former prisons now cater to haunted house enthusiasts and people who believe in the paranormal.
What It Was Like Transporting Prisoners for a Living
Here's what I learned taking people like Paul Bernardo to prison.
What It’s Like to Form a Band in Prison
It's rare to find the equipment and playing partners you need to make music behind bars, but a rock trio called the Institution managed it.
Photos Showing the Reality of Prison Inmate Rehabilitation
Nick Vedros's photo project Faces of Changes aims to humanize the men and women who are actively changing their lives through a prison rehabilitation program aimed to lower recidivism rates.
The Art of Gourmet Cooking in Prison
In prisons and jails, inmates use chips, Cheetos, and instant noodles to create recipes that remind them of life on the outside.
What It's Like to Take LSD in High Security Prison
For prisoners, a hit of LSD can expand the mind, as well as the walls of their cells.
'Prison Legal News' Is a Publication by Prisoners, for Prisoners
The monthly magazine that Paul Wright founded from his jail cell now has a circulation of 10,000—and a reputation for not being afraid to fight the government to get its issues into prisoners' hands.
California Just Became the First State to Defelonise Drug Use
The Golden State has been an archetype of the US prison boom since the War on Drugs began, but now it's joining the mass incarceration reform wave.