Arts Sep 01 ‘Daughters’ directors on the complex bond between men behind bars and their daughters By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Juliet Fuisz, Satvi Sunkara
Nation Jul 25 Inmates at Louisiana’s Angola prison sue to end working farm lines in brutal heat As daily temperatures hit record highs across much of the South, a federal judge has taken an unusual step, challenging the treatment of mostly Black incarcerated workers in the fields. By Margie Mason, Robin McDowell, Associated Press
Education Dec 16 Watch 6:13 Meet Northwestern University’s 1st class of incarcerated graduates The men in Northwestern University’s Prison Education Program have been called many things — mostly inmates. But these residents of a maximum security state prison in Illinois have been adding new titles: student, scholar, author, and now, college graduate. Chicago… By Brandis Friedman, WTTW
Nation Jul 15 Watch 8:54 People in prison struggle to survive unrelenting heat without air conditioning The extreme heat scorching much of the country is particularly brutal for incarcerated Americans. In Texas, more than two-thirds of prisoner living areas lack air conditioning. Earlier in 2023, an effort to include funding for prison air conditioning in the… By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Azhar Merchant, Satvi Sunkara
World Jun 20 41 incarcerated women killed during prison riot in Honduras, authorities say Most victims were burned but there also were reports of inmates shot at the prison in Tamara, about 30 miles (about 50 kilometers) northwest of the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, said Yuri Mora, the spokesman for Honduras’ national police investigation… By Marlon González, Associated Press
Jan 25 Governor creates commission to study Arizona prison problems By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is creating a commission to study problems in Arizona's prisons, including staffing levels and the health care offered to inmates. Continue reading
Dec 19 Recreational marijuana is legal in Missouri. What’s next? By Gabrielle Hays Amendment 3 in Missouri was passed in November, making Missouri the 21st state to legalize recreational marijuana. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 9:43 Advocates push to end the automatic charging of juveniles as adults in certain crimes By William Brangham, Frank Carlson, Sam Weber In some states, juveniles are automatically charged in adult court for certain serious crimes. It's a practice known as direct file. In Pennsylvania, there is a push to change that rule to prevent children from ending up with adult records. Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 9:15 Parents with criminal histories struggle to regain custody of children By Frank Carlson, Mike Fritz Many formerly incarcerated people lose their rights as parents, and some argue that the situation was made worse by the Adoption and Safe Families Act, signed into law 25 years ago. Geoff Bennett reports on the challenges many face after… Continue watching
Nov 18 Why slavery as a punishment for crime was just on the ballot in some states By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn The U.S. incarcerates 1.2 million people in its state and federal prisons, and incarcerated workers produce more than $2 billion in goods and commodities annually. Continue reading