Three of these pieces look at what mealtime is like on the inside, from an examination of chow hall food to stories of inmates’ ad-hoc cell-made meals to an in-depth look at a commissary food that’s both dietary supplement and currency for thousands of inmates. A fourth adds a different dimension, revealing how some of the foods on our own tables are the product of prison labor.
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The Life and Murder of Stella Walsh, Intersex Olympic Champion
Eighty years ago, in Berlin, Stella Walsh won her second Olympic medal. Decades later, Walsh’s murder and subsequent autopsy threw the legacy of track’s first female superstar into turmoil.
Posted inMember Pick, Nonfiction, Story
Platinum: A Singer Visits a Women’s Prison
“You have to carry your truth into reality.”
Posted inMember Pick, Nonfiction
Platinum: A Singer Visits a Women’s Prison
“You have to carry your truth into reality.”
Posted inNonfiction, Story
The Defenders
What does the future of legal services for the poor look like?
Posted inEditor's Pick
Good Kids, Bad City
Ricky Jackson and the Bridgeman brothers were convicted of murder based on the coerced testimony of a 12-year old. This is the story of their exoneration after 39 years of wrongful incarceration.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Disgrace of Our Criminal Justice
Cole examines three books that highlight what is wrong with America’s justice system, and why incarceration rates are so high.
Posted inFeature
The Life and Murder of Stella Walsh, Intersex Olympic Champion
Eighty years ago, in Berlin, Stella Walsh won her second Olympic medal. Decades later, Walsh’s murder and subsequent autopsy threw the legacy of track’s first female superstar into turmoil.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Our favorite stories of the week, featuring, The New York Review of Books, ProPublica, Texas Monthly, The Wall Street Journal, and Adult Magazine.
