After an investigation, my sexual abuse claim was found unsubstantiated. The process made me feel like reporting the abuse ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. This article was first published by San Quentin News, a newspaper that reports on rehabilitative efforts to ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Andres Martinez sometimes worries that a California state prison will be his tomb. He can almost feel the walls ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. John R. left our prison in March. His departure should have inspired excitement — and to some extent it did. But ...

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. Kwaneta Harris, in white, poses with her mother (far right) and son (far left) in a family photo. Photo courtesy ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Recently, my lawyer instructed me to read the original transcripts from my trial and other legal documents he ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. To understand life without the possibility of parole (LWOP), we must acknowledge what it is: a hopeless ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. For more than half of my life, I have not been free. I was sent to prison when I was 15 years old for ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Art is a conduit for creativity, emotional expression and healing — no less true inside prisons. Making art ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Looking out my cell window, I sensed an atmosphere of quiet concern filling the housing wing. As l exited my cell ...