Restoring the right to vote for lifers would be a small, humane way to return to us some of our agency and dignity.

Along with Thomas, longtime San Quentin volunteer Cori Thomas (no relation) co-founded San Quentin Film Festival, the nonprofit hosting the event. Cori Thomas is a playwright and actress whose plays ...

Photo by Stephan Hoerold. Illustration by Chris Gelardi. This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please ...

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. This story is part of Locked Out, a special series from PJP about voting, politics and democracy behind bars.

Ahead of the presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, a special series on voting in prison and after.

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. This story is part of Locked Out, a special series from PJP about voting, politics and democracy behind bars.

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please ...