Prison
The Cameroonian inmates who made an album behind bars
Meet Jail Time Records — As inmates inside Douala Central Prison gear up for the release of their first album, writer Thomas Hobbs speaks to the people behind the project about their hopes of inspiring empathy towards prisoners.
Written by: Thomas Hobbs
The project championing the creativity of inmates
Marking Time — Nicole R. Fleetwood has spent nine years putting together Marking Time, a project aimed at amplifying the creative visions of prison inmates and to help black and latinx communities disproportionally affected by the justice system a place to find comfort.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The garden project exposing the fault lines of US justice
Inside the prisoner’s apothecary — The Prisoner’s Apothecary is a mobile healing unit bringing natural medicines to communities impacted by mass incarceration.
Written by: Miss Rosen
In the UK, children of prisoners are vulnerable and neglected
Forgotten youth — These children are at risk, but society treats them the same way it treats their parents – as unworthy of investment, care or rehabilitation.
Written by: Georgia Brown
How art is transforming the US prison system
Jailhouse blues — For the past three decades, the CPA has been helping prisoners to embrace the therapeutic possibilities of art.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Formerly incarcerated women on life after life
In the bedroom — Former defence attorney Sara Bennett captures women who have been released after serving long sentences in maximum-security prisons.
Written by: Eva Clifford
Inside one of America’s most notorious prisons
Welcome to The Farm — Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick’s contemporary photographs of the Louisiana State Penitentiary – otherwise known as ‘The Farm’ – uncover an undeniable truth: slavery in the US has never truly ended.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The LGBT activist who took on the entire Colombian prison system
‘I had to keep fighting’ — Marta Álverez vowed to get justice after a decade of torture and abuse. Now she’s the first person to be given a public apology from the Colombian government for LGBT discrimination.
Written by: Eve Hartley
Activists from Sisters Uncut have occupied a London women's prison
Reclaiming space — A prison in North London has been occupied by feminist direct action group Sisters Uncut, determined to put domestic violence services at the heart of this general election.
Written by: Michael Segalov
The American teenagers facing life in prison for violent crimes
They Call Us Monsters — In a dark corner of the American legal system, children face life sentences in adult prisons for committing violent crimes. Ben Lear's new documentary, They Call Us Monsters, follows a group of boys locked up awaiting trial as adults, forcing the viewer to confront their preconceptions.
Written by: Michael Segalov