THE KING OF DREAMS
A Con Artist Promised Freedom. Prisoners' Families Paid The Price
A Texas con artist made millions promising prisoners' families the thing they wanted most: To bring their children home.
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NO SENIORITIS HERE
First Big Scoop: Student Journalists Expose High School's Use Of Prison Labor
"Whatever would come of this, they wouldn't expel me or anything," said a 17-year-old reporter. "I'm just presenting the facts."
'IT'S BITTERSWEET FOR ME'
Father And Son, Next Door Neighbors In Prison
"We take turns holding the mirror to see each other. And we talk for hours."
ESCAPE ARTISTS
The Underground Art Of Prison Tattoos
Broken spoons, beard trimmer parts and other ingenious, sometimes dangerous, tools used by incarcerated body artists.
SYSTEMIC PUNISHMENT
I Lost 25 Pounds In Four Months Eating Prison Food
"I couldn't wait to go home, restart my life and eat a diet that didn't kill me."
DOLLARS AND SENTENCES
Money Changed Everything For Me In Prison
"I am not evidence that the system 'works.' I am an outlier, dripping in luck."
'ANY STUMBLES NOW WILL MAKE IT HARDER'
Inside The Battle To Close Rikers
Can New York City build its way out of mass incarceration?
'YOU FEEL LIKE AN ANIMAL'
Banished
After passing a series of restrictive housing laws, Miami-Dade County faces an odd predicament: bands of nomadic sex offenders and a cat-and-mouse game to move them.
BEHIND BARS, OFF THE CHAIN
How I Survived Cancer In Prison
"I fought first for my rights, and then for my life."
THE BIG POISONED APPLE
How Donald Trump's War On Immigrants Is Playing Out In NYC
Scenes from a so-called sanctuary city in the Trump era.
A DAY IN THE CAGED LIFE
What 24 Hours In Prison Is Really Like
People are constantly asking me: What's a day in prison like? Is it boring? Or are you busy? So the other day, I toted a pocket-sized notebook with me everywhere I went, scribbling down every single thing I did.
'DO YOU KNOW THIS INDIVIDUAL?'
The Man With The Stolen Name
They know what he did. They just don’t know who he is.
HEART OF DARKNESS
Prison Is Already Scary. It's Even Worse During A Blackout
Some said the staff had begun to call what was happening elsewhere in the prison "The Purge."
A PANOPTICON FOR THE GOOD OF THE INMATES
How Nearly 2,000 Cameras Tamed America's Most Notorious Prison
Cameras at Attica have provided an unprecedented level of transparency and accountability for corrections officers. And that's been good news for inmates.
THE INSIDE LOOKING OUT
Caring For My Sick Husband From Prison
He’s losing weight, due to his inability to prepare meals. Often, it seems like he’s just wasting away. The worst part is, it’s all happening right before my eyes, and there’s nothing I can do about it.
LIFE UNDER TRUMP
Guantánamo, Forever
After nearly a decade in detention, Haroon Gul believed he had a chance at freedom. Then came President Trump.
A JUROR'S REGRET
I Sent An Innocent Man To Prison
It was my first time on a jury. I was 31, balancing two jobs while going to graduate school. It was 2009, New Orleans was infested with crime, and I remember feeling like I wanted to be part of justice.
FROM SYMPTOMS TO SOLITARY
Too Sick For Jail? Tennessee Will Send You To Solitary Instead
The state locks mentally ill, pregnant and juvenile prisoners in isolation to save hospital costs.
WHAT ARE THE CHANCES WORTH?
Doesn't Anyone Want To Know Who Killed Louise Cicelsky?
New York prosecutors object to new DNA testing that might answer questions left unanswered at a murder trial.
'I WOULD RATHER BE DEAD THAN DO THIS'
The Man Who Wants Nevada To Kill Him
More than a year ago, Nevada death row prisoner Scott Dozier gave up his legal appeals and asked to be executed. He's still waiting.
