Prisons | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/prisons/RSS feed for PrisonsenFri, 19 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000In Prisons Across Ohio, These Inmates Are Finding Meaning by Saving Orphaned and Injured Animalshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/in-prisons-across-ohio-inmates-are-rehabilitating-orphaned-and-injured-wildlife-180987339/The Ohio Wildlife Center’s hospital sends critters to five facilities for care before eventual releaseFri, 19 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/in-prisons-across-ohio-inmates-are-rehabilitating-orphaned-and-injured-wildlife-180987339/Seventy Years Ago, Johnny Cash Recorded 'Folsom Prison Blues' and Became a Folk Hero for the Ignored and Downtroddenhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/seventy-years-ago-johnny-cash-recorded-folsom-prison-blues-and-became-a-folk-hero-for-the-ignored-and-downtrodden-180987059/A man of the people, the artist put his money where his mouth was by visiting prisons around the country and performing the songWed, 30 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/seventy-years-ago-johnny-cash-recorded-folsom-prison-blues-and-became-a-folk-hero-for-the-ignored-and-downtrodden-180987059/Remains of American Soldier Captured by the Japanese During World War II Identified Nearly 80 Years Laterhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/remains-of-american-soldier-captured-by-the-japanese-during-world-war-ii-identified-nearly-80-years-later-180986343/After his plane was shot down, Glenn H. Hodak was sent to a military prison in Tokyo, where he was killed by U.S. firebombing in May 1945Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:05:20 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/remains-of-american-soldier-captured-by-the-japanese-during-world-war-ii-identified-nearly-80-years-later-180986343/Montana Rancher Who Created Giant, Hybrid Sheep Sentenced to Six Months in Prisonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/montana-rancher-who-created-giant-hybrid-sheep-sentenced-to-six-months-in-prison-180985194/Arthur “Jack” Schubarth cloned illegally imported genetic material from the Marco Polo argali to create hybrid sheep that would draw higher prices from hunting preservesThu, 03 Oct 2024 19:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/montana-rancher-who-created-giant-hybrid-sheep-sentenced-to-six-months-in-prison-180985194/Ancient Prisoners Carved Graffiti Into the Floors of a Roman-Era Prisonhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-prisoners-carved-graffiti-into-the-floors-of-a-roman-era-prison-180984889/An archaeologist has identified vengeful inscriptions etched into a 1,600-year-old prison in GreeceFri, 16 Aug 2024 17:57:15 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ancient-prisoners-carved-graffiti-into-the-floors-of-a-roman-era-prison-180984889/Six New York Inmates Successfully Sue to Watch the Total Solar Eclipsehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/six-new-york-inmates-successfully-sue-to-watch-the-total-solar-eclipse-180984081/The state's prison agency settled a lawsuit with the incarcerated men, allowing them to watch the eclipse on religious grounds. But for now, the rest of New York's correctional facilities will remain locked down on April 8Thu, 04 Apr 2024 15:42:08 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/six-new-york-inmates-successfully-sue-to-watch-the-total-solar-eclipse-180984081/A Japanese American Incarceration Camp in Colorado Is America’s Newest National Parkhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/japanese-american-incarceration-camp-in-colorado-is-americas-newest-national-park-180983843/More than 10,000 Japanese Americans were imprisoned at the Granada Relocation Center, also known as Amache, during World War IIMon, 26 Feb 2024 16:42:34 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/japanese-american-incarceration-camp-in-colorado-is-americas-newest-national-park-180983843/Archaeologists Discover Brutal 'Bakery-Prison' at Pompeiihttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-a-brutal-bakery-prison-at-pompeii-180983420/Enslaved workers toiled for hours in a dark, cramped space to grind grain for breadTue, 12 Dec 2023 21:56:28 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-a-brutal-bakery-prison-at-pompeii-180983420/Fifty Years After Their Release, Former Vietnam POWs Journey Back to Hanoihttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/fifty-years-finding-freedom-vietnam-vets-healing-journey-hanoi-180983052/A group of American veterans return to the infamous compound where they and hundreds of other service members were held captive and tortured during the warTue, 24 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/fifty-years-finding-freedom-vietnam-vets-healing-journey-hanoi-180983052/Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Iranian Rights Activist Narges Mohammadihttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/iranian-womens-rights-activist-narges-mohammadi-wins-2023-nobel-peace-prize-180983027/Mohammadi, who is currently in prison, is at the forefront of the fight against oppression in IranFri, 06 Oct 2023 20:30:56 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/iranian-womens-rights-activist-narges-mohammadi-wins-2023-nobel-peace-prize-180983027/