An Incarcerated Christmas
PJP contributors share their reflections on celebrating the holidays inside.
The Psychological Torment and Unconstitutionality of the State’s Intent to Kill
The threat of a death sentence creates a crucible of dehumanization that no one should have to experience and no one has the right to inflict.
The 13th Amendment Legalizes Slavery—and Many States Have Their Own Version
Like many states, California backs up the federal exception for involuntary servitude in its own state constitution. These activists are fighting to change that.
I Faced Death by Incarceration. The UN Heard My Plea to Abolish Life Sentences.
The United Nations is calling on the U.S. to abolish life without parole prison sentences.
As a Muslim Incarcerated in New Jersey, I Worry I Will Be Cremated When I Die
I will likely live the rest of my days in prison. But before I do, we need a process to ensure our Islamic burial rites.
Private Equity Is Using Prison Phone, Food and Health Systems to Rack Up Profits
Private equity firms are capturing systems people in prison use and making them even more brutal and unaccountable.
How Incarcerated People are Helping At-Risk Youth Avoid Prison
By sharing our lived experiences, I have seen how incarcerated people can stop the pipeline funneling troubled teens to prison.
Escalating Jail Mortality Rates Nationwide
By Jessica Adler / The Conversation The family of Samuel Lawrence, one of 10 people to die in Georgia’s Fulton County Jail in 2023, is fighting for answers and accountability.…
Surviving Solitary Confinement in Arizona
Efforts to ban isolation have repeatedly failed. Since it’s sticking around, here’s a little tour of our hell-in-the-hole.
San Quentin Is Decaying. California Has No Clear Plan to Fix It
The prison will be turned into a new-age rehabilitation center, but over $1 billion in maintenance needs are being neglected.
UN Human Rights Committee Calls for Moratorium on Life Without Parole in U.S.
Groups fighting Death By Incarceration traveled to Geneva to brief committee for its review of U.S. compliance with human rights treaty.
Dying Behind Bars — Another Form of Capital Punishment
The aging prison population has tripled in the past two decades. These facilities, which offer poor medical care and a stressful environment, are ill-equipped to handle their graying population.
The Hidden Cost of Prison Education
Texas prisons offer educational opportunities. But that doesn’t mean they will make it easy for you to take them.
Prison Is Like a Pumpkin Patch
Just like pumpkins, we dress in orange and have scarecrows watching over our every move.
Mother Sues Alabama Jail After Being Forced to Give Birth Alone in a Shower
Alabama jailed Ashley Caswell on charges of endangering a fetus, then made her give birth without medical support.