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‘Ask me about my backpack’: One Fresno State professor’s burden of love

On Thursdays during the month of October, Fresno State sociology professor Shirisha Shankar entered her assigned classroom at Central California

What happens when your cell is not an accepting place? “Prison already stripped my dignity and privacy, but when my

CCWF’s favorite garden angel: Lauren Beatty She appears at Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) like a modern-day fairy or hipster

How rehabilitative programming determines one’s state of mind Modified program has increased in Central California Women’s Facility (CCWF) to levels

Three CCWF residents share their personal reasons for participating in this year’s Cancer Awareness Walkathon October swept in with a

Why registered nurse Chaverri made an unusual career change Registered Nurse (RN) A. Chaverri walks in her scrubs through the

What leads a person to attempt police-assisted suicide? And what does survival look like? Georgie Jackson shares her story. Editor’s

Prison is a setting often characterized by control, uniformity, and deprivation. In this place, the ability to express beauty goes

What to look for when we conduct self exams It’s officially summertime in the Central California Women’s Facility. We are

Nathan Osborn reflects on 44 years inside the walls Meet Nathan Hunter Osborn, the longest-incarcerated person in Central California Women’s