Prison
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
Transgender prisoners are being failed by the system
Here's what needs to change — A crowd gathered at Pentonville Prison in London last night on Trans Prisoner Day of Action, with events held globally to highlight issues facing trans prisoners: denied hormones, misgendered, facing disproportionate levels of mental health issues, violence and abuse. Campaigner Kuchenga Shenjé addressed the vigil, and her speech is produced below.
Written by: Imani Robinson // Kuchenga Shenjé
The greatest struggles and subcultures of the 1960s
Breaking with the old way — Danny Lyon pioneered a new form of photojournalism in the 1960s, getting deep with his subjects and seeing the world through their eyes: in prisons, biker gangs and in the Civil Rights Movement.
Written by: Alex King