Last year, Gov. Phil Murphy increased options for early release. It gave people in state prisons newfound hope.

Incarcerated women built a patio, and we use it for Bible study, leisurely picnics, to engage in mindfulness or yoga, and to play cards or crochet.

The outcry apparently achieved its intended effect. On Oct. 11, 2024, less than a year after it opened, the post was officially shut down. Members of the group felt betrayed and abandoned by the VFW, ...

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After spending 10 years in prison, I embarked on a 600-mile journey from Fort Dix, a federal prison in New Jersey, to a halfway house in Detroit. Early on the morning of my release, my name was called ...

At a prison in the Catskill Mountains, where I used to be incarcerated, some men were trying to buck the trend.

I had not touched a cat in 15 years when an orange kitten wandered over to sit with me in the grass.

Four years ago, my younger brother Isaac, then 32, was sentenced to 19 years in prison. His crime was carjacking and accessory to murder. I can still see my elderly parents, overcome with grief, ...

I came to prison when I was 15. Now I’m 34. Behind bars, I've found peace with myself. Even in prison, I find blessings and witness beauty.

There is not much I can do to control my situation at my prison. For example, I can’t choose to come and go from my cell when I want. Rather than let these restrictions defeat me, I remain optimistic ...