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All visits suspendedALABAMAAll visitation, including legal visits, has been suspended since March 13. Urgent legal meetings are considered on a case-by-case basis.ALASKAAll visitation, including legal … read more

CasesBy Sept. 29, at least 138,105 people in prison had tested positive for the illness, a 4 percent increase from the week before.New cases among prisoners reached an all-time high in early August af … read more

“It’s conflicting, I imagine, to hear how someone who once took a life thinks about living a good life.” I’ve been locked up almost 18 years now. In 2001, back in Brooklyn, I shot and killed a ma … read more

Tana Hackley pats a friend on the shoulder as she leaves prison as a result of Oklahoma's mass commutation of hundreds of people's sentences for low-level drug and theft cases. The state slashed … read more

At Sing Sing, once classes are over in the school building at night, we are allowed to use the phones in the yard. Chaos usually erupts as inmates race to the phones like stampeding bulls. It’s e … read more

Growing up in Brooklyn in the 70s, starting when I was around nine, I often played hooky and took the train from Brownsville to 42nd Street. In those days, you could watch three movies for $1.50, but … read more