“Women are categorically neglected, forgotten about, and the fact we have no systemic data on pregnancy in prison reflects that.” Read more
Prison
For 17 Years, Vanessa Potkin Has Been Exonerating The Wrongly Imprisoned
The Innocence Project attorney has helped free 25 unjustly incarcerated prisoners…and counting. Read more
‘Life After Life’ Film Takes Aims At U.S. Criminal Justice System
‘America places people into poverty and then criminalizes them. We’ve got to ask ourselves, what kind of force do we want to be as a country?’ Read more
What Valentine’s Day Is Like When The Person You Love Is In Prison
For every sentence read out in court, there’s a family serving time for a crime that they didn’t commit. Read more
Survivors Of Prison Sexual Abuse Receive Holiday Messages Of Support
And you can send messages, too. Read more
Why Are Inmates Still Being Denied Access To Menstrual Products?
“Pads are not dispensed as they are supposed to be. We are forced to reuse them, we are forced to beg for what we need, and if an officer is in a bad mood, they are allowed to take what we have and say we are hoarding.” Read more
Prison Rape Jokes Are The Furthest Thing From Funny
Prison rape is an exercise in power and degradation. To laugh at it is to participate in dehumanization. Read more