incarceration
I Was an Incarcerated Firefighter. Here’s What I Want People to Know.
California recently voted to preserve forced prison labor.
By Amika Mota
In This Debate Club, Incarcerated Students Challenge Ivy Leaguers
Inside the Rikers Debate Project.
By Eva Fedderly
I Should Have the Right to Hug My Incarcerated Dad
The jail my dad is in got rid of in-person visits years ago.
By Maggie McDonald
These Students Are Graduating From College Behind Prison Walls
“You're breaking down and rebuilding yourself as a human being.”
By Charlotte West
Their Parents Were Locked Up for Years for Selling Weed
One $20 transaction put a father in prison for more than a decade.
By Jacqui Germain
New Mexico Has Lost Track of Juvenile Prisoners Locked Up for Life
“We are, quite literally, missing children.”
By Eli Hager, ProPublica
We Should All Be Commemorating Black August
“August is a month of meaning, of repression and radical resistance.”
By maya finoh
This Teen's App Makes It Free to Connect With Incarcerated Parents
5.1 million children have had a parent in jail or prison.
By Vikki Law
The Fight to Secure Labor Rights for Exploited Prisoners
“It’s time for incarcerated workers to be treated like workers."
By Kim Kelly
“Recognize That This Is a Cage”: Two Formerly Incarcerated Women Recall Life on the Inside
“Becoming institutionalized is so easy.”
By Aundre Larrow
This Chicago Teen’s Music Inspired a Powerful Sculpture
“I wrote this piece because Nina Simone inspired me to.”
By Jameelah Nasheed
Books Are a Lifeline for People in Prison. So Why Are They Censored?
The state often blocks historical and educational texts, as well as many queer texts, claiming "sexually explicit content."
By Adryan Corcione
A Prison Guard Is Being Rehired After a Scandal Involving a Teen's Suicide Attempt
The guard will also receive $29,000 in back pay.
By Sarah Mearhoff
We Need to Talk About Oklahoma's Mass Incarceration of Indigenous Peoples
“I do this work because I understand the struggles that every incarcerated offender goes through.”
By Isabel Coronado
How Prison Labor Exploits Incarcerated People
In the first installment of her new column, No Class, Kim Kelly explains how prisoners on strike are pushing back.
By Kim Kelly
Incarcerated People Around the Country Just Went on Strike
The nationwide prisoners' strike runs from August 21 to September 9.
By Duncan Tarr and Stephanie Onderchanin