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How Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Will Slash Health Coverage for People Leaving Prison

The massive cuts will hit the formerly incarcerated hard — and that could increase crime, experts warn.

Closing Argument • 08.09.2025

I Was Proud of My Gift of Gab. Then I Took a Communications Class Led by Fellow Prisoners.

After 16 years in Michigan lockups, award-winning poet and writer Demetrius Buckley had to relearn how to be an active listener.

Life Inside • 07.18.2025

This Motivational Speaker Faced Down a Tough Crowd: Fellow Lifers

Over 27 years behind bars, Bobby Bostic learned to inspire people in dark places. It all started with the “complete failure” of his first big speech.

Life Inside • 11.15.2024

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