by Chuck Sharman
In just over seven years, changes in prison mail policies proliferating across the country have severely restricted mail privileges at lockups holding the majority of America’s nearly 1.2 million prisoners. According to research conducted by PLN in January 2026, at least 78% of these prisoners …
by Chuck Sharman
At the center of mass incarceration in the United States is a deeply troubling fact: More than two of every five people locked up have been diagnosed with a mental disorder. With nearly two million people caged in U.S. prisons and jails, that means the …
by Katya Schwenk
The yacht is moored at the mouth of the Miami River, in the long shadows of the city’s luxury hotels and high-rises. It is of Italian design: sleek, imposing, with a flybridge and sundeck and five cabins, and a price point of about $10 million. …
by Anthony W. Accurso
In January 2025, protests erupted outside the Tarrant County Jail (TCJ) in Fort Worth, Texas, with demonstrators holding signs that read “Sheriff of Shame” and “69 + Deaths = Mass Murder.” So many people showed up to Commissioners Court meetings that new rules were …
by Doran Larson
The Texas state death house in Huntsville is a squat brick building fronted by a few square yards of struggling grass and knee-high shrubs. Gleaming chain link fencing surrounds a concrete ramp that rises to the door to accommodate shackled ankles. Most death row dwellers …
