Braille books, business cards and tactile maps are often crafted in prisons throughout the U.S. The job is more fun than most prison work.

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. This story and its illustrations originally appeared in The Book of Irving #82431, a newsletter by Patrick Irving ...

After an investigation, my sexual abuse claim was found unsubstantiated. The process made me feel like reporting the abuse ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. When I met Ralph Marcus in June 2024 at California Medical Facility, he was sitting in his wheelchair in the ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Frankie was born in this prison. His mom, Curly, had been here at least five years at that point. As Frankie grew ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Recently, my lawyer instructed me to read the original transcripts from my trial and other legal documents he ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. On Oct. 27, 2023, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, a 125-year-old veterans service organization, opened its ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Certain topics are taboo in prison. Near the top of that list is HIV. More than 40 years after the virus first ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. On a recent Friday morning, I went to the email kiosk to check for new messages. Once I signed in, I saw a ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Just a few days after my article about the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ refusal to provide me and other prisoners ...