Mar 26 Elderly inmates at risk as pandemic also impacts prisons By David Montgomery, Stateline “You’re going to see devastation that’s unbelievable.”… Continue reading
Mar 16 Detainees walk out of cells, into voting booths in Chicago By Don Babwin, Associated Press Detainees at Cook County Jail in Chicago are going to the polls in jail for the first time in the state's history. Continue reading
Mar 13 Visits halted in federal prisons, immigration centers over virus By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Officials tell The Associated Press that effective Friday, the Bureau of Prisons is suspending all visits. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 6:14 ‘American Prison’ author Shane Bauer answers your questions By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Vinopal Shane Bauer, author of our February pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Amna Nawaz to answer reader questions on “American Prison,” and Amna announces the March book selection. Continue watching
Feb 26 5 ways prisoners were used for profit throughout U.S. history By Shane Bauer "American Prison" author Shane Bauer highlights a few key moments in the history of prison-as-profit in America, drawing from research he conducted for the book. Continue reading
Feb 18 Author Shane Bauer on being both prisoner and prison guard By Courtney Vinopal “Power struggles in prison are sometimes overtly violent, but mostly they are psychological and subtle,” he said. Continue reading
Feb 10 Why the author of ‘American Prison’ embraces people’s contradictions By Courtney Vinopal “It will make your writing much better in the end,” says Shane Bauer. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 2:40 Artist Paul Rucker on bringing truth to light around American systemic racism Paul Rucker is an artist who uses his work to shed light on the truth, creating pieces that explore mass incarceration, police brutality and the continuing legacy of slavery in the United States. His career path was highly influenced by… Continue watching
Feb 06 Feds investigate Mississippi prisons after string of deaths By Michael Balsamo, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Federal prosecutors are looking into conditions at four state prisons after the deaths of at least 15 inmates since late December. Continue reading
Feb 04 Discussion questions for ‘American Prison’ By Courtney Vinopal Our February pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Shane Bauer’s “American Prison.”… Continue reading