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Prison Insider invites witnesses to shout out, to describe their sadness and share their joys. We invite stories of resistance and want to provide a space where the silent voices of prisoners can be heard.
LGBTQI
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United States
Xandan is incarcerated at Lane Murray Unit, a state prison located in Texas. He tells us how a typical day goes by.
United States: meeting my hero
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Sunny Jacobs: Life Outside
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North America
Death penalty
Social ties
Rehabilitation
Work
United States
How is life after release? Sunny Jacobs was sentenced to death and spent seventeen years in detention for a crime she did not commit. She tells Prison Insider about the many challenges one faces upon release. She now works actively towards the abolition of the death penalty.
Sunny Jacobs: Life Beyond
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North America
Mental health
Death penalty
Religion
United States
How can you escape prison with your mind? Sunny Jacobs was sentenced to death and spent seventeen years in detention for a crime she did not commit. She tells Prison Insider how yoga, meditation and prayer helped her find freedom behind prison walls.
Sunny Jacobs: Life Inside
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North America
Mental health
Material conditions
Death penalty
Activities
United States
What is daily life on death row like? Sunny Jacobs was sentenced to death and spent seventeen years in detention for a crime she did not commit. She tells Prison Insider about her detention conditions and the burden of complete isolation.
North America
Long-term prisoners
Mental health
United States
Kyle H. has been incarcerated since 2001 and is serving a life sentence. He is held at River North Correctional Center in the state of Virginia. He bravely tells how an ordinary day goes by, when voices cannot stop, and when he becomes a stranger to himself.
USA: a nation of prisons and pandemics
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Coronavirus
North America
Health
Overcrowding
United States
The United States Penitentiary Canaan holds about 1,300 people. Qwantay A. is one of them. He has been incarcerated for 16 years and will be released in 2034. He drew some parallels between the coronavirus pandemic and mass incarceration, and shared his thoughts with Prison Insider.
United States of America: cheese on a trap
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North America
Long-term prisoners
Justice
Drugs
United States
Qwantay will be released in 2034. Prison Insider asked him what his first day in prison was like. This is what he told us.
North America
Long-term prisoners
Justice
United States
Kyle H. has been incarcerated since 2001 and is serving a life sentence.He tells Prison Insider how his days go by.
USA: at Lake Placid, a hint of freedom
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United States
Tewhan writes about Anne-Valérie’s visit…
My visit to Tewhan Butler
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Mumia Abu Jamal
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Death penalty
United States
African American activist in detention for 35 years