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Female Prisoners
Feature
May 6, 2020
The Separation
Introducing “Tutwiler,” a new Marshall Project/Frontline documentary about women in an Alabama prison who support each other through pregnancy, labor and saying goodbye to their newborns.
Directed by
Elaine Mcmillion Sheldon
. Produced and Reported by
Alysia Santo
.
Q&A
June 1, 2016
How a Police Detective Helps Inmates Prepare to Live on the Outside
A new documentary spotlights a program that reclaims lives through writing.
By
Simone Weichselbaum
News
November 10, 2015
Could Virtual OBGYN Services Help Stop Miscarriages? One Arkansas Jail Hopes So
Prodded by lawsuits, one jail moves to curb fetal deaths.
By
Simone Weichselbaum
First & Latest
September 30, 2015
Georgia Executed its First Woman in 70 Years
A closer look at why female executions are so rare.
By
Simone Weichselbaum
Feature
April 15, 2015
Hard Labor
A doula offers a little comfort for a birth behind bars.
By
Simone Weichselbaum
The Rules
March 27, 2015
Can Weaves Be Dangerous?
The problem of race and hair behind bars.
By
Simone Weichselbaum
Graphics
December 19, 2014
By the Numbers
A guide to the latest stats in the world of criminal justice.
By
Gerald Rich
,
Ivar Vong
and
Andy Rossback