A warehouse will be converted into classrooms, a computer room, library and a small cafe for students at one prison.

“A Prison Writer’s Guide to Media Writing” is a first-of-its-kind journalism handbook for incarcerated writers. Written by veteran journalists and educators Yukari Kane and Shaheen Pasha, the guide ...

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Information about the prison system is limited, and policy makers and voters are shaping the lives of incarcerated people without their input. We’re bringing transparency to the world of mass ...

The following story is part of PJP's special project, "The Graying of America’s Prisons." For this series, we curated reported stories and essays from across the country to catalyze a conversation ...

Don't miss our latest stories, delivered to your inbox once a week. Sign up This story is a Kite, a special category dedicated to first-person reports that rely heavily on a writer’s first-hand ...

Don't miss our latest stories, delivered to your inbox once a week. Sign up When most people in the U.S. seek professional help, they expect the provider to improve the situation. Anybody would hold ...

Catholics in my prison mourned the death of a pope who advocated for them. But they are hopeful the next pope will consider them, too.

This story is part of Locked Out, a special series from PJP about voting, politics and democracy behind bars. Click here to read more. When I arrived at the Central Treatment Facility of the ...

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 ...

Don't miss our latest stories, delivered to your inbox once a week. Sign up The sweltering heat on my first day in Sing Sing Correctional Facility, a little more than an hour north of New York City, ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Have you ever seen someone shanked to death? (They use the term “shank,” as if they are in the know after hearing ...