Discover why punishment-based prisons fail, and how psychology offers a more humane and effective path to justice.

I have a brother who is currently incarcerated for sexual abuse of a minor. He actually abused more than one, and most (that I know of) were his nieces. At that time, he was addicted to drugs and ...

From breathing exercises to journaling prompts, we compiled steps that help with processing difficult emotions while locked ...

The penultimate episode of HBO’s Stephen King series empowered all its baddies at once—with devastating consequences.

The Australian journalist and author, who was incarcerated in Beijing in 2020 for three years, on enduring prison, embracing ...

Some California policymakers and prison officials contend that offering more single-occupancy cells might serve the best ...

A decade on from when authorities identified the emergence of "county lines" drug dealing, children exploited by the trade are now often either dead, in prison or have been sectioned with mental ...

I am a survivor of three suicide attempts. Putting a gun in my mouth was triggering in a way I didn’t expect.” ...

The new season of Stranger Things pivots its focus to Vecna’s new plan, which involves the systematic kidnapping of Hawkins’ youngest children. His first target is Holly Wheeler (Nell Fisher), Mike’s ...

"Your mind can be a prison… or it can set you free." Most people are trapped, not by the world — but by their own thoughts. Doubt. Fear. Regret. These are the walls we build around ourselves. And then ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Andres Martinez sometimes worries that a California state prison will be his tomb. He can almost feel the walls ...

A report by Human Rights Watch and Central American rights group Cristosal alleges that dozens of Venezuelans deported from the United States to a Salvadoran prison earlier this year were subjected to ...