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Life Inside
A Prison Barber Class That Makes Men Learn Box Braids, Wet Sets and Other Women’s Styles
At New York’s Green Haven lockup, student barbers must overcome their machismo — and annoyance — to sharpen their craft.
By Joseph Wilson
An illustration in shades of orange, teal, brown and gray shows, from left, silhouettes of a man styling the hair of a female mannequin; a profile of a female mannequin with braided hair; and another person styling the hair of a female mannequin. Details of a pair of scissors, a comb, a razor, a barber’s chair and a hair dryer are scattered around the illustration.
A photo shows a a Black woman wearing a light gray suit shaking the hands of an American man of South Asian descent wearing a black suit and blue tie. They are standing behind a podium, and a group of people are standing behind them clapping.
Closing Argument April 4
In New York City, Mamdani’s New Appointee Talks About Reimagining Public Safety
Deputy Mayor Renita Francois will lead a new office that plans to dispatch more mental health professionals instead of police.
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An elderly man, wearing glasses and a blue prison uniform, is reading a newspaper. He sits in his wheelchair, which is next to a couple of bunk beds within his prison cell block.
Closing Argument March 21
Mercy or Money: How to Grapple With a Rapidly Aging Prison Population
Research shows people often “age out” of crime, and health care costs are ballooning. But still, many states oppose releasing elderly prisoners.
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A magazine called News Inside set against a grainy light blue backdrop. Light refracted through prison bars shines onto the magazine.
News Inside March 5
Women on the Inside
News Inside Issue 22 takes a hard look at how incarcerated women face unique challenges — and why their stories deserve to be heard.
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An illustration shows figures walking along next to a barbed wire fence, a large pile of paperwork, a person in a green prison uniform lying down with a book on top of them, a guard holding a baton stick and a woman in a red suit waving her hand while standing at a podium.
Analysis March 3
It’s Dangerous to Feel This Desperate: How to Ease the Chaos in New York’s Prisons
When the governor doesn’t commute sentences, and the legislature won’t act, the carrot-and-stick system of rehabilitation disintegrates.
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Three people stand on a small cliff, overlooking a water landscape.
Life Inside February 27
The Documentary ‘Exodus’ Paints a Nuanced Picture of Life After Lockup
Shot over two years, the Critics’ Choice-nominated film values quiet moments. “We’re trying to refuse a spectacle,” says director Nimco Sheikhaden.
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An illustration shows a bearded man with medium skin tone, wearing a white T-shirt and blue pants, sitting in the shadow of prison bars from a window. He is looking at two people of differing skin color holding hands in front of him.
Life Inside February 20
In Prison, Optics Are Everything
Assumptions and rumors determine the social hierarchy and the wrong friendship can be dangerous.
By Joseph Wilson
An illustration shows a Black man in a dark blue prison uniform pushing against a wall that is shaped like a face. There are brown, white and blue waves on the right side of the wall.
Life Inside January 16
It’s Hard to Stay Motivated When You’re Facing ‘Death by Incarceration’
LaMarr W. Knox on stalled prison reform measures: “In New York prisons, hope is nonexistent because so many of us are loaded up with long sentences.”
By LaMarr W. Knox
Six corrections officers wearing black jackets hold a man in a green prison suit on a gurney. A man, second from left, is seen kicking the man wearing the green prison suit.
Closing Argument January 10
New York Prisons Are Getting More Cameras. Will It Make Them Safer?
The state plans to install cameras in “blind spots,” following two high-profile prisoner deaths and extensive reporting about abuse by guards.
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An illustration with blue, green, purple and pink tones shows pointed shapes and a Black man in a blue jumpsuit listening to music through headphones while lying on a bed. The calendar in front of him shows the month of December with the date of the 31st circled.
Life Inside January 1
How a Long Sentence Changed New Year’s Into a Time of Reflection, Not Celebration
This is what New Year’s looks like after 20 years in prison.
By Joseph Wilson
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