Prison

Christina Lusk, a transgender woman and inmate at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Moose Lake, poses for a portrait on Sept. 7, 2022. Lusk and the Minnesota Department of Corrections have settled her lawsuit, and she is set to move to a women's prison.

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A trans inmate wins health care and will move to women's prison after suing Minnesota

10:36am June 01, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Christina Lusk sued over harassment, assault and discrimination she says she experienced while incarcerated. In its settlement of the case, Minnesota will grant her access to gender-affirming care.

Chelsea Manning was held at this military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., pictured in 2009.

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Chelsea Manning had to fight to transition in prison. She wants better for others

7:26pm April 09, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Manning first came to public scrutiny and was incarcerated for leaking classified information. She aims to use that attention to shed light on the struggles trans people face in U.S. prisons.

An inmate lies in a single cell at the Harris County jail in 2014, in Houston. A new report highlights how badly the federal government is tracking reports of deaths in law enforcement in the U.S.

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Deaths in custody are a crisis, but data on them is a black hole, a new report says

5:04am February 23, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

A new report indicates that the federal government severely undercounts people who died while being transported, detained or arrested by law enforcement and those who died while incarcerated.

World News

At least 10 people are dead and 20 escaped after a prison riot in Juárez, Mexico

7:26pm January 01, 2023

by Giulia Heyward

The riot occurred at the notorious Cereso state prison in Juárez. The mayor, Cruz Pérez Cuéllar, told local media that armed gunmen had entered the prison.

Transgender inmates who don't get proper gender-affirming care in prison can experience serious anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation. One individual said the experience was "catastrophic."

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Trans inmates need access to gender-affirming care. Often they have to sue to get it

8:10am October 25, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Lawyers and health experts, as well as incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals, say getting gender-affirming care in prison often comes only after threats of lawsuits or a full legal fight.

Some of Dr. Stan's students were also formally incarcerated like Rabia Qutab, seen above, who transitioned out of incarceration about a year ago.

Education

HBCUs are building a new prison-to-college pipeline

7:04pm August 17, 2022

by Sequoia Carrillo

Historically black colleges and universities are developing new pathways for formerly incarcerated people to earn a degree and transition

CHOWCHILLA, CA - MARCH 02: Valley State Prison inmate Will Caldwell cuts the hair of a prison employee during a cosmetology class at Valley State Prison on March 2, 2017 in Chowchilla, California.

What People Really Make (and Spend) Behind Bars

3:05pm August 16, 2022

The Marshall Project asked people in prison to track their earning and spending — and bartering and side hustles — for 30 days. Their accounts reveal a thriving underground economy behind bars.

In 'Beyond Innocence,' journalist and writer Phoebe Zerwick revisits the story of Darryl Hunt

2:09pm March 08, 2022

In 2003, journalist Phoebe Zerwick wrote an eight

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Residents Julio Orsini and Jesse Mackin share a meal together with staff during lunch break in the garden at the Mountain View Correctional Faciltiy in Charleston Maine in August of 2021.

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This Prison Teaches Inmates How To Grow Their Own Food

4:10pm September 17, 2021

by Susan Sharon

Inmates at Maine's Mountain View Correctional Facility are growing their own food. Advocates say the alternative to "mystery meat" means healthier inmates who are learning valuable skills.

Ty Garbin pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six years and three months in prison, according to court records, and three years of supervised release following his prison sentence.

One Of The Men Charged In The Michigan Governor Kidnap Plot Gets 6 Years In Prison

9:07am August 26, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Ty Garbin pleaded guilty last year for his role in a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from her vacation home.