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Facing Life Photo Night. Join the Pulitzer Center for Facing Life Photo Night at the University of North Carolina Hussman School of Journalism and Media on Wednesday, September 7. Hear from Brandon Tauszik, the photographer and filmmaker behind Facing Life, a Pulitzer Center-supported multimedia project that chronicles the experiences of eight individuals living through reentry after serving life sentences in California prisons. Each person's story is brought to life through photography by ...

New York has substituted the phrase 'incarcerated person' for the word 'inmate' in a series of state laws referring to people serving prison time.

Documenting eight people who were released from life sentences in California prisons due to policy change, the project shines a light on the pervasive and systemic issues caused by mass incarceration.

Life After Life in California’s Prisons . In 2006, California’s prison system housed more than 170,000 people, 199% of the capacity it was designed to hold. Five years later, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that health conditions in the state’s...

These profiles, excerpted from the 'Facing Life' multimedia project, tell the stories of people working to reenter society after serving decades behind bars.

What happens when a crime documentary loses sight of its focus.

By Kristena Schutt-Moore The Carlow/Mayo Public Library has a new supply of books for young readers. Last week the Bancroft Lion’s Club made a donation of $150 towards the library’s children’s materials. The library was able to purchase five books from the Animal Battles series which teaches readers about animals such as grizzly bears, wolves and bears, four books from the Facing Life’s Challenges series which are geared to help youth facing things such as bullying, illness or divorce, ...

In Tennessee, 16-year-old children cannot legally purchase alcohol. They cannot vote. They cannot purchase a firearm. There are a few things they can do, however. 16 year olds can drive. They can also be sentenced to life in prison This is exactly what happened to activist and author Cyntoia Brown, who spoke at this year’s Rethinking Reentry Symposium on Tuesday afternoon. The symposium, organized by the UTK College of Law and the Tennessee Journal of Race, Gender and Social Justice, featu...