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How I Became an Opera Composer in a Maximum Security Prison

The sounds of my natural world are cacophonous. I constantly hear the booming bass of heavy metal gates slamming against sheet metal walls, the rhythms of unintelligible loudspeaker announcements, and…

Rai Adnan April 18, 2025

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How Ohio’s Reagan Tokes Law Keeps People in Prison Longer

Filed 6:00 a.m. EDT 04.10.2025 It came as a response by lawmakers to a horrific crime. Now, thousands of people imprisoned since 2019 risk more time behind bars for breaking…

Rai Adnan April 10, 2025

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How I Changed My Violent Prison Life by First Quitting Soda

By the time I was 24 years old, my life was in complete shambles. I had long-standing substance abuse problems that destroyed my marriage to my high school sweetheart and…

Rai Adnan April 4, 2025

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Trump Order on Unions: Why Prison Labor Leaders Warn of Danger to Officers

Federal prison employees are bracing themselves for a legal fight, after President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to end collective bargaining for most federal employees. The announcement,…

Rai Adnan March 31, 2025

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In Prison, Every Death Creates a Ripple Effect

Dying in a maximum security correctional facility is not a proposition that anyone looks forward to, but it happens way too often here at New Jersey State Prison. And when…

Rai Adnan March 28, 2025

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How to Investigate Prison Staffing Trends in Your State

Update 01:20 p.m. 03.05.2025 This is the latest version of this reporting toolkit. See an earlier version in the Wayback Machine. Read this first No state-level government sector has seen…

Rai Adnan March 5, 2025

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How to Investigate Prison Staffing Trends in Your State

Update 01:20 p.m. 03.05.2025 This is the latest version of this reporting toolkit. See an earlier version in the Wayback Machine. Read this first No state-level government sector has seen…

Rai Adnan March 5, 2025

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‘Sing Sing’ Actor Jon-Adrian ‘JJ’ Velazquez Reflects on the Power of Prison Theater

In the three-time Oscar-nominated drama “Sing Sing,” Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez and his fellow cast members tell a story that began nearly 20 years ago in a maximum-security prison. In 2005,…

Rai Adnan February 28, 2025

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Prison Wedding Rules: No Cake, No Lace, But Lots of Love

Khanika Harper is a former psychiatric nurse who founded Justice For All, a St. Louis-based organization that fights for criminal justice reform and provides free or low-cost support services to…

Rai Adnan February 14, 2025

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How Trump’s Executive Order Affects Transgender People in Prison

Among the dozens of executive orders that President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office for his second term, one targets transgender people incarcerated in the federal prison…

Rai Adnan January 23, 2025

How I Became an Opera Composer in a Maximum Security Prison

How Ohio’s Reagan Tokes Law Keeps People in Prison Longer

How I Changed My Violent Prison Life by First Quitting Soda

Trump Order on Unions: Why Prison Labor Leaders Warn of Danger to Officers

In Prison, Every Death Creates a Ripple Effect

How to Investigate Prison Staffing Trends in Your State

How to Investigate Prison Staffing Trends in Your State

‘Sing Sing’ Actor Jon-Adrian ‘JJ’ Velazquez Reflects on the Power of Prison Theater

Prison Wedding Rules: No Cake, No Lace, But Lots of Love

How Trump’s Executive Order Affects Transgender People in Prison

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