Editor’s note: This week, we’re running a special Life Inside series about fathers and incarceration. Read the previous essays about next-cell neighbors, dancing in the prison gym, a surprise meeting ...

Tucson and other cities are trying “focused deterrence,” which targets a group of people with tougher consequences, and ...

“Just like the rest of life, everything about the court system is a puzzle I’ve had to piece together.” I entered prison at 15, lost and illiterate. A lot of the guys I knew were too ashamed to admit ...

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CJ Jones’ dad had endless questions about the outside world. So the techie built a digital tool to help answer them — and ...

An investigation by The Marshall Project, WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times counted more than 70 fires at the Joliet Treatment ...

After The Marshall Project found scores of fires set by men at a Joliet prison, legislators want improved fire safety and ...

From suspended driver’s licenses to jail stays, legal financial obligations can shape lives long after an arrest.

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