CONCORD — Prison inmates will be able to receive handwritten drawings from loved ones as long as they are done in pen and pencil under an agreement reached by civil libertarians and the state ...

Four years ago, when Debra Brehmer opened an envelope she received in the mail, tiny stamp-sized paintings tumbled out onto her desk. The 1-by-1-inch artworks were abstract images of landscapes in ...

At first glance, the small colored drawing by Kushawn Miles El reads like a comic strip. But it is actually a record of survival — one man's attempt to reclaim his story after decades behind bars. The ...

Not too long ago, I received an email from a long-time friend and colleague who was then a warden for a men’s prison. Known for her forward-thinking and support for programming and education, she has ...

"You will see a lot of confusion and pain in it. That's my life you're looking at. I am a lifer." These are the words of notorious inmate Charles Bronson as an extensive collection of his artwork is ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Every day for the last 11 years, Joseph Whitaker would get a tiny slip of paper, telling him what his schedule was for that day in prison. When he got free time, he would ...

Meris Westberg of Jablonski Building Conservation works to preserve a calendar scratched by an inmate into a cell wall at the historic Burlington County Prison. (Emma Lee/WHYY) From Camden and Cherry ...

At first glance, the small colored drawing by Kushawn Miles El reads like a comic strip. But it is actually a record of survival — one man’s attempt to reclaim his story after decades behind bars. The ...