Nation May 19 Incarcerated people face barriers to reentry post prison. How one initiative aims to help By Hannah Grabenstein
World Nov 13 Ecuador battle between prison gangs leaves at least 68 dead A prolonged gun battle between rival gangs inside Ecuador’s largest prison early Saturday left at least 58 inmates dead in the latest violence to hit the Litoral Penitentiary, which recently saw the country’s worst prison bloodbath. By Gonzalo Solano, Associated Press
Arts Oct 28 This curator shows how art becomes a lifeline for those in and out of prison For Fleetwood, who was named a 2021 MacArthur fellow, the project was originally a way to reflect on her family’s legacy and what she could do to highlight what she considers a great injustice to her community. By Justin Stabley
Nation Sep 17 AP report: Justice Department reviewing policies on transgender inmates Policies on housing transgender inmates in the federal prison system are being reviewed after protections for transgender prisoners were rolled back in the Trump administration, The Associated Press has learned. By Michael Balsamo, Mohamed Ibrahim, Associated Press
Nation Aug 10 Watch 6:54 California prison inmates become a critical resource for fighting wildfires The Dixie Fire, now the second-largest in California history, continues to burn northern parts of the state. It comes as California faces a shortage of firefighters, a scenario that's bringing new attention to a critical firefighting resource: prison inmates. William… By William Brangham, Sam Lane, Lena I. Jackson
Aug 01 Watch 6:16 Exhibition sheds light on Kalief Browder’s years in solitary confinement By Ivette Feliciano, Laura Fong Sixteen-year-old Kalief Browder spent three years inside New York City's Rikers Island without being convicted of a crime, enduring two of those years in solitary confinement. He subsequently struggled with his mental health and eventually took his own life. A… Continue watching
Jul 26 50-year war on drugs imprisoned millions of Black Americans By Aaron Morrison, Associated Press Fifty years ago this summer, President Richard Nixon declared a war on drugs. Decades later harsh penalties continue to feed a prison industrial complex that has millions of mostly Black and brown people locked up. Continue reading
May 17 New law in South Carolina makes inmates choose electric chair or firing squad By Associated Press South Carolina had been one of the most prolific states of its size in putting inmates to death. But a lack of lethal injection drugs brought executions to a halt. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 8:32 How obtaining identification can complicate the road from prison By William Brangham, Mike Fritz, Gretchen Frazee For men and women coming out of prison every year, one of the first steps to re-entering society can be one of the most difficult: simply getting a valid ID. William Brangham reports on the many hurdles returning citizens often… Continue watching
Feb 06 Inmates at St. Louis jail set fires, break out windows By Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press Inmates at a St. Louis jail set fires, broke out windows and threw things from fourth-floor windows Saturday in the latest disturbance over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and restrictions that have limited visits and stalled court proceedings, officials said. Continue reading