The Kentucky Department of Corrections says it takes issue with a state inmate's story published online in the Prison Journalism Project.

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Two women have opened up about the judgment they regularly face because they found love in arguably one of the most unromantic places—prison. Paige Nicole and Gigi Taylor said "I do" to two convicted ...

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Behind the imposing stone walls of Eastern State Penitentiary — the Philadelphia prison that once held Al Capone — sits a small, unlikely sanctuary: a synagogue built by inmates, for inmates, nearly a ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

People often speak of prison as if it were a simple consequence: you commit a crime, you serve your time. But the stories below are a reminder that incarceration can also mean unchecked violence, ...