Juan Rios became a gang member when he was 11 years old. He started his first prison sentence at 19. Years later, after being released, he kept gang-banging. Then, at age 24, he shot three people ...

Last year, Gov. Phil Murphy increased options for early release. It gave people in state prisons newfound hope.

Incarcerated women built a patio, and we use it for Bible study, leisurely picnics, to engage in mindfulness or yoga, and to play cards or crochet.

The outcry apparently achieved its intended effect. On Oct. 11, 2024, less than a year after it opened, the post was ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In my New Jersey prison, Christians, Jews and Muslims congregate to worship and read their respective religious ...

Typically, issues of prison censorship have to do with what is and isn’t allowed into prisons. There are endless stories and studies on the banning of certain books and the major limitations on ...

There are various ways that people in prison take care of their looks: through shaving, haircuts and small flourishes.

Luigi Mangione was incarcerated at my Pennsylvania prison, SCI Huntingdon, for close to two weeks in December. Here's what we saw.

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. In February, I was transported from Saguaro Correctional Center in Eloy, Arizona, to the Idaho State Correctional ...

PJP is seeking an audience engagement intern this fall to help build our audience and amplify the stories we publish.

I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass.