Inside the Muslim-led prison program filling a void in Texas

A Texas prison program uses Islamic mentorship to reduce recidivism.
Fast Company

This is the first Goodwill store to operate inside a prison

In a correctional facility just outside of Silicon Valley, a Goodwill store operates inside the prison walls. And the women who are incarcerated there are both the employees and the customers. This ...
Atlanta Magazine

Inside an Atlanta prison classroom, inmates receive college credits and the rarest commodity of all: Hope

Each time a door clangs shut behind us, my heart races a little faster. We’ve taken off our shoes, belts, and jewelry to get through security, handed over our IDs, and left phones and laptops in the ...
inforum

Prison podcasters popular inside and outside the ND facility

Inmates at the Bismarck state prison launched a podcast, Chainz to Changed, focusing on life in prison and preparing for re-entry. Zach Schmidkunz, left, and Antonio Stridiron, center, speak with a ...
Governing

Inside a Closing Minnesota Prison, a Radical Shift in How Inmates Live

Inside Cell Hall A-East at Stillwater prison in Bayport, inmates move freely and also are allowed to pursue more interests. Staff said there are fewer disciplinary actions; inmates say the rhythm is ...
The New York Times

Everyone’s Obsessed With True Crime. Even Prisoners Like Me.

As the genre has boomed on cable, the incarcerated have found themselves watching more and more of it. By John J. Lennon John J. Lennon filed this story from Sing Sing Correctional Facility in ...