icon Watch LaterAdded 16:02 Video Meet The Prisoners Being Paid $1 An Hour To Battle The Deadly Climate-Fueled Fires Of California Tiffany ChilesNovember 20, 2018 As the death toll from the Camp Fire rises to 77, California is combatting its deadliest fire in state history using prison labor. S... 038400
icon Watch LaterAdded 5:37 Video Michigan Pushing To Release Inmates From Jail Tiffany ChilesNovember 16, 2017 At least half of Michigan’s approximately 20,000 jail beds are filled with people who haven’t been proven guilty, but ar... 024400
icon Watch LaterAdded 2:47 Video Tennessee Judge Offers Reduced Sentences To Prisoners Who Sterilize Themselves Tiffany ChilesJuly 24, 2017 One Tennessee judge is offering a controversial way for prisoners to get some time shaved off of their sentences. The offer is steri... 023100
Features How Don Diva Became the Magazine for Prisoners and Those Who Follow Them [NY TIMES ARTICLE] Ryan K. SmithMay 10, 2017 May 11, 2017 Words by Alan Feuer of the NY Times In traditional crime reporting, the inside details come from the authorities. Who pulled the tri... 051100
Features Statewide Prison Labor Strike Launched In Alabama Ryan K. SmithMay 11, 2016 It has long been surmised that the prison industrial system is a new form of slavery. Inmates across the nation work jobs that provi... 049400
Features Philadelphia Inmates Build Chair For Pope Ryan K. SmithAugust 26, 2015 When Pope Francis visits Philadelphia next month for the World Meeting of Families, it will be one of the biggest events the city ha... 054000
Features Paid Off Prisoners Ryan K. SmithAugust 18, 2015 The 13th Amendment of the Constitution abolished slavery for everyone in the United States, that is if you don’t get locked up... 056700
Features City of Boston Exploiting Prisoners For Cheap Labor For Snow Removal Ryan K. SmithFebruary 18, 2015 The Northeast has been slaughtered with snow this winter. On Sunday, a reported 16.2 inches of snow fell on the Boston area, a recor... 157800