Prisons
At $249 per day, prison stays leave ex-inmates deep in debt
August 31, 2022“Here, I’m being penalized for something that I was not even made aware of at the time I was sentenced, because it did not even exist."
Read moreAbuse by Wellpath LLC healthcare in Pennsylvania prisons spurs lawsuits
July 19, 2022The basic healthcare needs of prisoners were sacrificed on the altar of private profits with taxpayers paying for deadly neglect.
Read moreIndiana inmate fights to reform sentencing and end mass incarceration
June 28, 2022Bryan Jones was just 25 years old when he was sentenced to 50 years in Indiana’s Department of Corrections. Now he’s an advocate for sentencing reform.
Read moreHow America’s newest prison became one of its deadliest
June 2, 2022Fatal beatings. A “torture room.” Pairs of men held around the clock in tiny cells, tempers rising. “They’re literally afraid for their lives,” one lawyer said.
Read moreThe powerlessness of parenting from prison
March 14, 2022Demetrius Buckley thought his bond with his 11-year-old daughter was strong. But when he couldn’t physically protect his child from adult problems, he learned the limits of parenting via prison phone calls.
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