Prisons

A labor of love for People’s World: An appeal for the incarcerated community

March 20, 2026 By Melissa Parks

Donations and sustainer contributions help pay for things like the weekly print edition for our readers locked away behind bars. Can you help?

Looking for an out: The BBC and working-class life

January 22, 2026 By Dennis Broe

A review of the tv series 'Waiting for The Out'

How jails and prisons support ICE

August 5, 2025 By Shannon Heffernan, Geoff Hing, Beth Schwartzapfel And Jill Castellano

Through threats and incentives, the Trump administration conscripted local jails, federal prisons and private companies to detain immigrants.

Alligator Auschwitz

July 3, 2025 By Greg Kearney

The latest from award-winning People's World cartoonist Greg Kearney.

Philadelphians to vote on Prison Oversight Committee

April 28, 2025 By Kevin Fox, Jr.

Many see an oversight committee as a step for Philadelphians and working-class people across the country to intervene in the criminal justice system and create more effective rehabilitation.