Not long ago, I met Commissioner Catherine Purcell of the California Board of Parole. She was the first member I ever met, and I was intimidated. To many inside, parole board members are killers of ...

In jail, my already fraught mental health continued to deteriorate. I developed an eating disorder, struggled with self-harm and attempted suicide. I needed help. But the only intervention the jail ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Top right illustration by Islenia Mil for The Marshall Project; Bottom left image Adobe stock; Bottom middle book ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Photo from the Washington Department of Corrections In early June, a few members of the Washington State ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. On Feb. 2, a group of women incarcerated at the Perryville state prison in Arizona went on a hunger strike ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. One of The Marshall Project’s readers has spent more than 40 years incarcerated in a Washington state facility.

An incarcerated writer explains how switching communication platforms has made people lose access to old grievances and ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Early in the morning, on July 4, I was jolted awake by steaming coffee. I needed the caffeine to begin my intense ...

An incarcerated writer reflects on how mail scanning affected his ability to connect with his son through personal letters.