When Rebecca Figueroa was arrested two months into her pregnancy, she didn’t worry because she wasn’t guilty. But seven months later, she was still in jail and totally unprepared for a high-risk pregnancy, childbirth in restraints and the constant fear of losing her...
LIFE INSIDE It doesn’t matter how American I feel. The labels applied to me are “foreign,” “terrorist,” “inmate” and “other.” by TARIQ MAQBOOL In late January, I was sitting in my cell in New Jersey State Prison listening to NPR when the news came across the airwaves:...
Recently reunited with his 10-year-old daughter, Demetrius Buckley struggles to push past the barriers of a maximum security prison to be present for his curious, whip-smart little girl. By DEMETRIUS BUCKLEY Perspectives from those who work and live in the criminal...
LIFE INSIDE “Not knowing what is going on with my body will catch up to me, but I refuse to be treated inappropriately.” JOHN LEE FOR THE MARSHALL PROJECT By DEMETRIUS BUCKLEY Perspectives from those who work and live in the criminal justice system. Sign up to receive...
