prison

Casper Cendre started writing letters to queer people in prison when they were in high school. Cendre wanted to know what queer life was like from the…

Our system of Bail has evolved from where someone would await your trial in your stead to make sure you showed up, to where you posted money to make sure…

Disease can spread quickly in prisons. In this special conversation from Uncuffed, the men of Solano Prison share their thoughts on the global coronavirus…

Disease can spread quickly in prisons. In this special conversation from Uncuffed, the men of Solano Prison share their thoughts on the global coronavirus…

A true story of redemption. SHIRLEY LAMARR aka Mz-Shirliz https://www.mzshirliz.org/shirley-c1h9j Ms. Shirley went from a life of drugs and crime to…

California prison officials have halted an effort aimed at forcing warring prison gangs to get along with each other after the inmates wound up brawling…

What is it like to teach philosophy in prison. What is it like to study philosophy while serving time?In 1994, Congress eliminated federal funding for…

On this edition of Your Call, Rachel Louise Snyder discusses her new book, No Visible Bruises —What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us.…

A lockdown happens when correctional officers decide there is a threat to the safety and security of a prison. That might be a fight, an assault, or a race riot. So what's it like in a lockdown?

Oakland resident Glenn Bailey is 85 years old. He spent 52 of those years in the penal system. Bailey was in an out of jail for most of his life, and he’s…