Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. As I peer out my cell door window, I think about the violence that has surrounded me over the 22 years I have ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In March, I was soaking up the sun in my California prison’s recreation yard, when I observed a startled flock of ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. My love affair with peanut butter dates back to junior high and a summer spent in El Salvador as the goalkeeper ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. For prisoners with an entrepreneurial spirit, one of the most basic hustles in prison is running a store. A ...

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Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. From the moment I walked into the classroom, there was a buzz of conversation and energy. Although I enjoy all of ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 6:15 a.m.: I wake up to the shrill sound of the count bell. Crawling out of bed, the first thing I do is feed ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. When I entered the Sacramento County Main Jail on Dec. 9, 2009, I marveled at the magnitude of the building and ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. As a prisoner performs a spinning jump-kick, another crouches, summoning the power of the ancients to deliver the ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. I couldn’t have been any older than 14 when I first heard somebody say, “For every drug dealer that gets killed ...