Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. “Stick out your tongue,” a guard barked through a window. “Turn around, show me the bottom of your feet.” “Now ...

Trying to find a theme to Prison Journalism Project’s favorite stories of the year is a difficult undertaking. Some stories showed what happens when outside interests break through the razor-rimmed ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Cliff was sitting on a bucket outside his cell. He lived in the very last cell on his tier and only had to worry ...

(function($) {window.fnames = new Array(); window.ftypes = new Array();fnames[0]='EMAIL';ftypes[0]='email';fnames[11]='DONATED30';ftypes[11]='text';fnames[17]='SIGNUP ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. We were on high alert once the rain started coming down thick and heavy. It was a Thursday morning in late ...

Since 2021, people incarcerated in California have enjoyed the privileges of free phone calls and affordable messaging services via state-issued tablets. Messaging is now much more convenient than in ...

PJP is an independent national nonprofit initiative that trains incarcerated writers to be journalists and publishes their stories. We work with incarcerated writers and those in communities affected ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In November 2023, during the first nine weeks after my transfer and arrival to Dillwyn Correctional Center, in ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. James Paulk has a portrait of Adolf Hitler tattooed on his back. People like Paulk are not supposed to spend time ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In December 2023, eight months earlier than expected, I became eligible for community release. I was ecstatic. I ...

Everyone loves a good rivalry, some probably a little too much. Down here in Alabama, the state’s two largest universities, the University of Alabama and Auburn University, clash in the Iron Bowl ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. If you’re currently eating, then don’t read this. Or if you plan to eat in the near future. Or perhaps ever.