Prison Design for Life, Not Life Sentences
Steen Gissel, architect of Norway’s Halden Prison discusses the tension between security and humanity.
The Death Row You Haven’t Heard Of
For the thousands of prisoners who die in custody in the United States every year, life ends in basically one of two places: in hospice or in a cell.
How Not to Deliver Mental Health Care in Prison
Prisoners are routinely let down by the very systems whose care they are entrusted to. Yet the five men interviewed for this story all served time, struggled with their mental health, and found healing despite the failures of the carceral system.
Diabetes Management No Match For Carceral Conditions
When Steve Brooks was diagnosed with prediabetes in November 2021, his physician put him on the tried-and-true care plan: reduce unhealthy foods, increase exercise. But he faces an insurmountable barrier: his address.
The Economies of Care Rising out of Prison’s Structural Violence
California law requires any menstruating person in custody be provided with menstrual products upon request—but in prison, a legal mandate cannot guarantee accessibility.
The Intersection Of Innovation, Social Theory, and Care Delivery in Carceral Environments
Whether telemedicine can be effective in a carceral environment is at the heart of the tension between system administrators at San Quentin State Peniteniary and the people who purportedly benefit from it.
In Prison, Pregnant, and Overheating
Fans may be more performative, than substantive, as they allow prisons to say they have addressed the heat problem, but in fact fans only make prison hotter.