Following years of controversy surrounding lethal injections, the state is looking to automate the process of shooting people sentenced to death.

Wisconsin announced plans in 2025 to close a maximum security prison by 2029, but the plan still remains unclear.

Alabama’s prison homicide rate is among the highest in the country, leaving many changed people to die behind bars. I remember the first day I stepped foot inside a prison. It was 1995. The place was ...

I write to my friend Ryan in Alabama every day. He has lived on death row since 2012. During that time, Alabama has executed more than 25 people. “I have been keeping a count on my fingers of all the ...

Some incarcerated people at a prison in Tennessee have speculated that guards want weekends off to watch football.

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. When someone is hired for a job out in the world, they receive training and sometimes a bonus upon completion. At ...

Each member of the state parole board is appointed by the governor for a six-year term. There are no term limits. The board has more independence than most parole boards as they control not only ...

The holidays are a somber time in prison, but they are not only that. “[They present] a full spectrum of feelings,” Floridian Stephanie H. told PJP contributor Brittany Miles. “Some are happy because ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Last summer, after a 30-year hiatus, the federal government officially restored access to Pell Grants for ...