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How I Survived a Year in ‘the Hole’ Without Losing My Mind

In prison, going to “the hole” can mean spending 23 hours a day alone in a tiny cell. Here, incarcerated author Michael J. Nichols shares his top 10 tips for enduring long stretches of “administrative segregation.”

Life Inside • 09.30.2022

‘A Humiliating Experience’: Prisoners Allege Abuse at Discipline-focused ‘Shock’ Camps

New York is closing one of its last ‘shock’ camps, a move some experts and former prisoners say is a long time coming.

Inside Out • 02.24.2022

I Did 340 Pushups a Day to Prepare for the TV Version of Prison. Then I Got There.

After a steady diet of shows like “Oz,” I was convinced that prison would be a paradise for monsters. Turns out, the abuse I experienced came directly from the system.

Life Inside • 01.28.2021

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