Oregon no longer allows many forms of physical mail. It’s become harder for people to send incarcerated loved ones Christmas cards.

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. When I wake in the morning, I look forward to the day. That is, until I hear the officer shout, “Mess out!” ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. It truly is a man’s world, even in a women’s prison. In an environment where nothing is private, even the most ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. The announcement triggers a prison-wide movement across Miami’s Everglades Correctional Institution. In the ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Every morning, I wake up to two lemon-colored eyes peering at me. They belong to Lady, a delicate and regal ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. On Oct. 27, 2023, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, a 125-year-old veterans service organization, opened its ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Certain topics are taboo in prison. Near the top of that list is HIV. More than 40 years after the virus first ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. It’s 3 a.m. I’m awakened by the smell of human feces and the sound of a flushing toilet from my neighbor next ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. I grew up with artwork hanging on the walls of my house, but I never paid much attention to it. The images just ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. When a person is convicted, it is easy to forget they are more than a felon. They are someone’s son or daughter.

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. On a recent Friday morning, I went to the email kiosk to check for new messages. Once I signed in, I saw a ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Just a few days after my article about the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ refusal to provide me and other prisoners ...