Eye-opening experiences shared by former prisoners and things that they took for granted before going behind bars.

Most of us only know what prison life looks like thanks to movies and TV shows — and those tend to exaggerate almost everything. In reality, a lot of what people believe about prison is a mix of myths ...

We were standing by a large white board in one of the prison’s educational areas, debriefing how our study on hope had gone when the man slipped into the room without a sound. Like the other ...

The same can't be said as you walk the halls of the prison unit in Rosharon, Texas, where tension and hypervigilance are part of everyday survival for many inmates. But inside the prison chapel, there ...

Inside the prison, emotional restraint shaped nearly every interaction. Men moved through the corridors carefully, watching people closely, avoiding unnecessary attention, and carrying the emotional ...