Two-thirds of Texas prisons do not have adequate cooling. When temperatures top 100F, the risk of serious illness and even death rise too.| Prison Journalism Project
My brother, Gabriel V. Chavez, 51, had lived in the United States as an undocumented citizen since he was 9 years old. He was sent to prison at age 16. Then, after 32 years in prison, he was released and immediately re-arrested. For two years, he was held in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility, before being deported in September 2024 to El Salvador. Upon his arrival there, he was booked into Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo, the country's terrorism confinement cent...| Prison Journalism Project
For nearly two decades, Trinity Food Services served meals to state prisoners in Arizona. Then on Sept. 30, 2024, another company named Aramark replaced Trinity. The post 100 Incarcerated People Weigh in on Prison Food Vendors appeared first on Prison Journalism Project.| Prison Journalism Project
During my first winter in prison 22 years ago, I received legal letters I could not read. Back then, I had to wait for someone else to read letters for me because I didn’t read or speak English. The post Don’t Speak English? Good Luck Navigating America’s Legal System appeared first on Prison Journalism Project.| Prison Journalism Project
Many people recall their adolescence with fondness. I try to forget mine. In 2015, weeks after I turned 14, a judge sentenced me to 35 years to life in an adult prison. The post In Pennsylvania, We Can Do Better Than Caging Kids appeared first on Prison Journalism Project.| Prison Journalism Project
The year before I came to prison, in 2005, California banned all non-prison-issued denim in men’s prisons. The post The Most Desired (and Most Elusive) Fashion Item in Prison appeared first on Prison Journalism Project.| Prison Journalism Project
The plan would make it so that every living unit has air conditioning by 2032.| Prison Journalism Project
Even at a women’s prison, your menstruation care needs may not be met.| Prison Journalism Project
William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility, where I’m housed, is a maximum security prison, just outside Birmingham, Alabama. This prison has some of the toughest offenders in the whole state, as the state prison system’s own website reads: “A camp filled with multiple violent offenders with lengthy sentences that are behaviorally difficult to manage.” The post When Canada Geese Visited My Alabama Prison appeared first on Prison Journalism Project.| Prison Journalism Project
Now more than ever, the immigration and deportation process can be a confusing, if not terrifying, maze. That’s something that Donald B., a man at my prison, learned firsthand earlier this year. After seven years of incarceration, Donald B. was preparing to be deported back to his home country, Canada. The post Q&A: A Canadian Awaiting Deportation Reflects on Life, Loss and Starting Over appeared first on Prison Journalism Project.| Prison Journalism Project
For decades, Louisiana used nonunanimous jury verdicts, a practice rooted in racism and long rejected by nearly every other U.S. jurisdiction. Although the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this system unconstitutional in 2020, the decision did not apply retroactively to cases already decided. The post Louisiana Lets a Relic of Jim Crow Stand appeared first on Prison Journalism Project.| Prison Journalism Project
Stacy helped me overcome my long-time fear of dogs.| Prison Journalism Project
Our newsmagazine was founded at this Washington state prison after a spate of suicides.| Prison Journalism Project
Incarcerated people making 35 cents an hour face challenges budgeting for commissary items when prices increase 88%.| Prison Journalism Project
Many people have not liked the healthier food. Much of it goes uneaten and is thrown away.| Prison Journalism Project
Prison writers from across the U.S. describe how cold their prisons get in the winter — and what small dignities could make it more bearable.| Prison Journalism Project
27 prison writers in 17 different states contributed to Prison Journalism Project’s special project on extreme winter cold.| Prison Journalism Project
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The antiquated technology we use hinders our ability to work with our lawyers and file appeals.| Prison Journalism Project
