Why New Jersey Prisons’ Change from JPay to ViaPath Tablets Is Distressing
Over the past decade, dozens of states and the Federal Bureau of Prisons have contracted with private companies to provide ...
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Tag: Prison Life
How I Became an Opera Composer in a Maximum Security Prison
The sounds of my natural world are cacophonous. I constantly hear the booming bass of heavy metal gates slamming against ...
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Why People in Ohio Prisons Are Staying Longer Under the Reagan Tokes Law
In the final month of his two-year prison term, a guard ordered Lamar Clark Jr. into a cramped office. Against ...
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How Ohio’s Reagan Tokes Law Keeps People in Prison Longer
Filed 6:00 a.m. EDT 04.10.2025 It came as a response by lawmakers to a horrific crime. Now, thousands of people ...
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How I Changed My Violent Prison Life by First Quitting Soda
By the time I was 24 years old, my life was in complete shambles. I had long-standing substance abuse problems ...
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In Prison, Every Death Creates a Ripple Effect
Dying in a maximum security correctional facility is not a proposition that anyone looks forward to, but it happens way ...
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News Inside Issue 19 Explores Women’s Journeys Through the Justice System
The pages of News Inside Issue 19. You can download the PDF here. The pages of News Inside Issue 19. ...
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How Prison Food Became Barely Edible — And a Billion-Dollar Industry
Filed 12:00 p.m. EST 03.08.2025 A market analysis said the food service industry in U.S. prisons and jails is worth ...
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‘Sing Sing’ Actor Jon-Adrian ‘JJ’ Velazquez Reflects on the Power of Prison Theater
In the three-time Oscar-nominated drama “Sing Sing,” Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez and his fellow cast members tell a story that began ...
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Prison Wedding Rules: No Cake, No Lace, But Lots of Love
Khanika Harper is a former psychiatric nurse who founded Justice For All, a St. Louis-based organization that fights for criminal ...
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