[ad_1] To appeal his conviction for burglary and related charges, James Bishop needed the legal papers a Jefferson County court clerk had mailed him in prison. But mailroom staff at Ohio’s Noble Correctional Institution decided there were too many pages. They gave Bishop two options: Have the legal documents destroyed, or pay $4.61 in postage […]
Marvin Lee Mutch, who spent decades in prison for murdering …
[ad_1] A California murderer who spent four decades in prison for beating and then drowning a 13-year-old girl is back behind bars after allegedly being caught with disturbing child pornography, according to officials. Marvin Lee Mutch, 68, was released in 2016 after spending 40 years in San Quentin Prison for murdering Cassie Riley in 1974, […]
What Is Pregnancy Like in Prison?
[ad_1] Filed 12:00 p.m. EDT 05.10.2025 A new report sheds light on pregnant people behind bars, but misses their lived experience. A pregnant woman incarcerated at the Wyoming Women’s Center in Lusk, Wyoming, 2015. Ryan Dorgan/Casper Star-Tribune, via Associated Press This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key […]
How I Changed My Violent Prison Life by First Quitting Soda
[ad_1] 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 ruined a promising military career. Once divorced and ejected from the military, I sold drugs and trafficked guns. My addiction and illegal business culminated […]
Art Adviser Lisa Schiff Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Prison for…
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New York’s Prison Guard Discipline Problems and Robert Brook…
[ad_1] This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Subscribe to future newsletters. The videos show a brutal assault: In December, New York corrections officers beat, kicked and choked a handcuffed Robert Brooks, 43, inside the medical unit at […]
What It’s Like to Sleep in Prison: Moldy Mattresses, Bright …
[ad_1] Steven Backstrom was struggling to stay awake during his shift in the prison shoe factory. The machines could be dangerous if you weren’t paying attention, and he’d only slept about 3 ½ hours. Activity at the Clements Unit, a state prison in Amarillo, Texas, was always churning. Night after night, doors slammed and people […]
A Prison Rape Survivor Demands Smart, Safe and Humane Transf…
[ad_1] By Johanna Mills Perspectives from those who work and live in the criminal justice system. Sign up to receive “Life Inside” emailed to you every week. When the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) announced in April of this year that it was closing the federal women’s prison in Dublin, California, there were some people who […]
Prison Violence Against Transgender People: 3 Things to Know
[ad_1] About 2,000 transgender people are incarcerated in federal prisons, according to the Bureau of Prisons — a tiny fraction of the federal prison population. But they are disproportionately targeted for abuse and assault. One of those is Grace Pinson, a self-taught jailhouse lawyer who has sued the Bureau of Prisons more than 100 times […]
The Marshall Project to Host First-Ever Sing Sing Prison Fil…
[ad_1] Five finalists for the first-ever Sing Sing Film Festival award were announced today by The Marshall Project, the nonprofit newsroom covering criminal justice. The award winner will be announced on Oct. 24 by a jury of five men incarcerated in Sing Sing prison in Ossining, New York, before an audience of incarcerated people, New […]