Ahead of the presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, a special series on voting in prison and after.

Restoring the right to vote for lifers would be a small, humane way to return to us some of our agency and dignity.

The following story is part of PJP's special project, "The Graying of America’s Prisons." For this series, we curated reported stories and essays from across the country to catalyze a conversation ...

Along with Thomas, longtime San Quentin volunteer Cori Thomas (no relation) co-founded San Quentin Film Festival, the nonprofit hosting the event. Cori Thomas is a playwright and actress whose plays ...

Photo by Stephan Hoerold. Illustration by Chris Gelardi. This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter ...

This story is part of Locked Out, a special series from PJP about voting, politics and democracy behind bars. Click here to read more. I was incarcerated for more than eight years in Florida. I’ve ...

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On March 24, 1800, the first issues of Forlorn Hope rolled off the presses and into the hands of eager readers at a New York City debtors’ prison. Though its incarcerated staff initially sought to use ...

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