escapes Inmate used hemorrhoid cream to open a hole… in jail cell David Pescovitz

prison escapes US Marshals release new "wanted" images of the three men who infamously escaped Alcatraz David Pescovitz

underground economy This is the underground prison economy of solitary confinement David Pescovitz

freedom libraries Malcolm X's former prison cell to be library for incarcerated people Thom Dunn

contraband Drone delivery of prison contraband accidentally drops package at school David Pescovitz

prisons Huge closed prison for sale, a real fixer-upper with great potential David Pescovitz

Imprisonment and detention Police officers and prison guards have some of the highest rates of COVID-19 Thom Dunn

ak-47 Russia announces new plans to use forced prison labor, promises it "won't be a gulag" Thom Dunn

prison tech The history of clear electronic devices in prisons Gareth Branwyn

boston bomber Boston Marathon Bomber sues over his right to wear a baseball cap in prison Thom Dunn

jails Smugglers toss weed and BBQ chicken wings over prison fence David Pescovitz

luxury prisons Lori Loughlin's college admissions scam prison offers yoga and ukulele lessons Thom Dunn

forced sterilization New whistleblower complaint alleges that ICE is forcing hysterectomies on detainees Thom Dunn

paul manafort Paul Manafort released from prison 4 years early due to COVID-19, will serve rest of time on home confinement Xeni Jardin

prisons as profit centers County sheriffs claim that prisoners sleeping head-to-toe count as being "six feet apart" for coronavirus safety Thom Dunn

jails Watch a dozen inmates escape from a Washington jail David Pescovitz

Global Tel Link In an age of disappearing prison libraries, jail profiteers provide "free" crapgadget tablets that charge prisoners by the minute to read Project Gutenberg ebooks Cory Doctorow

courts Convict who died and was resuscitated argues that his life sentence has been served David Pescovitz

the nose knows Marijuana pulled from man's nasal cavity 18 years after he snuck it into prison David Pescovitz

ross ulbricht Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, in jail for life, draws his prison cell Mark Frauenfelder