What I Learned From a Year of Reading Letters From Prisoners
The Marshall Project receives about 3,000 letters a year from people who are incarcerated, their families and their support networks. ...
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Tag: Prison Life
What It’s Like to Sleep in Prison: Moldy Mattresses, Bright Lights and Non-Stop Noise
Steven Backstrom was struggling to stay awake during his shift in the prison shoe factory. The machines could be dangerous ...
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News Inside Issue 18 Focuses on the First-Ever Sing Sing Film Festival
The pages of News Inside Issue 18. Download the PDF. The pages of News Inside Issue 18. Download the PDF. ...
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I Found My Faith Community in Prison. Then My Facility Shut Down.
By Rashon Venable Perspectives from those who work and live in the criminal justice system. Sign up to receive “Life ...
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How Prisoners Reacted to Trump’s Win
The 2024 election was framed as a contest between a “prosecutor and a convicted felon.” Donald Trump’s Election Day victory ...
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Incarcerated Men at Sing Sing Share Their Views on Movies and Justice
Last Thursday, Sing Sing Correctional Facility held its first-ever film festival. It stood out not just for its setting but ...
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Life Inside, Remixed: Inside the Underground Economy of Solitary Confinement
During a two-year stint in New York state prisons, Matthew Azzano reported on the ingenious way men in segregated housing ...
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How Ohioans Behind Bars See ‘Prosecutor vs. Felon’ Election
In more than a quarter century behind bars, Michael Conley unlearned the apathy about voting he carried into an Ohio ...
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Why ‘Trump Remains Very Popular’ in Prisons and Jails
November’s election — the first to feature a prominent candidate with a slew of felony convictions — comes at an ...
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‘Cop vs. Felon’ Election? What People in Prisons, Jails Really Think of Harris, Trump
Whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump is elected president in a couple of weeks will shape the lives of people ...
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