N.Y.C. Votes to Close Rikers. Now Comes the Hard Part.

The Long Journey to Visit a Family Member in Prison

How Families Cope with the Hidden Costs of Incarceration for the Holidays

Screening Out Family Time: The for-profit video visitation industry in prisons and jails (excerpt)

"Sounds From Rikers Island" by the Elmo Hope Ensemble

"Cell Song" by Etheridge Knight

Aging Prison Populations Drive Up Costs

Before The Law | Three Years on Rikers Without Trial

Kalief Browder’s Suicide Brought Changes to Rikers. Now It Has Led to a $3 Million Settlement.

New York Settles Suit over Invasive Strip Searches for Jail Visitors

"Remember Rockefeller at Attica" by Charles Mingus

"Prisoner" by Felix Nussbaum

Judge threatens to lock up Texas prison officials over air conditioning violation

Willie Simmons, a victim of Alabama's "Three Strikes" law

The Hardships and Rewards of Making Music in Prison

"Just Us" by Richard Pryor

Raped, Then Thrown in Jail: A Teen's 'Abuse-to-Prison Pipeline'

"The Day" by Lamont Thergood

"Since I've Been In Jail" by Nâzım Hikmet