law Paul Manafort released from prison 4 years early due to COVID-19, will serve rest of time on home confinement Xeni Jardin

coronavirus County sheriffs claim that prisoners sleeping head-to-toe count as being "six feet apart" for coronavirus safety Thom Dunn

coronavirus Watch a dozen inmates escape from a Washington jail David Pescovitz

books In an age of disappearing prison libraries, jail profiteers provide "free" crapgadget tablets that charge prisoners by the minute to read Project Gutenberg ebooks Cory Doctorow

laws Convict who died and was resuscitated argues that his life sentence has been served David Pescovitz

drugs Marijuana pulled from man's nasal cavity 18 years after he snuck it into prison David Pescovitz

prisons Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, in jail for life, draws his prison cell Mark Frauenfelder

death If you think Jeffrey Epstein was murdered because no prison would treat an inmate that negligently… Cory Doctorow

crime Inmate attempts prison escape disguised as his teenage daughter David Pescovitz

torture The treadmill was commonly used to punish prisoners with hard labor David Pescovitz

bong bong California inmates can have marijuana in prison so long as they don't smoke or eat it David Pescovitz

books Pennsylvania to end prison book donations, forcing inmates onto pricey eBook platform Rob Beschizza

Food How to make prison pizza David Pescovitz

prisons Many American flags atop government buildings are made by prisoners Andrea James

crime Alabama inmates use peanut butter trick to escape prison David Pescovitz

security UK prison deploys active anti-drone countermeasures to fight contraband smuggling Cory Doctorow

pens Prison pen is bendy, "non-lethal" David Pescovitz

Business DoJ says it will end private federal prisons Cory Doctorow

picks Chelsea Manning cut off from contact with lawyers after medical emergency Xeni Jardin

law Texas judge orders prison to provide inmates with safe drinking water Rob Beschizza