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Is Trump’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Prisoners Unconstitutional?

A federal judge considers if the president’s executive order barring hormone treatment in the Bureau of Prisons is cruel and unusual punishment.

News • 05.22.2025

When New Jersey Switches Prison Tablet Companies, I’ll Lose 10 Years of Family Memories

Writer Shakeil Price uses his JPay tablet as a hard drive for his photos and videos. He’ll soon have to mail it home or have it destroyed.

Life Inside • 05.09.2025

How I Became an Opera Composer in a Maximum Security Prison

I learned music theory through workshops at New York’s Sing Sing prison. I earned my stripes by singing for boisterous crowds of incarcerated critics.

Life Inside • 04.18.2025

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