I get creative by mixing items I can procure, like Kool-Aid, Vaseline, coffee grinds, and pencils. My unique beauty routine helps me connect with my true identity in prison. I'm an incarcerated trans ...

On a recent afternoon at Valley State Prison in central California, male inmates buzzed each other's hair into clean lines, filed fingernails smooth and performed facials, all under the watchful eye ...

Last year was a rough one for Joyce Pequeno, a 28-year-old inmate at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, Oregon. Social distancing was rare, she said, and prisoners were dying. Her ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Women serving time at a prison in Rio de Janeiro have swapped their uniforms for gowns to take part in a beauty pageant. After having their hair and makeup done, 10 inmates from the ...

For the men of The Quilters, the Oscar-contending short documentary directed by Jenifer McShane, there is no more rewarding place to be than the sewing room. From swatches of fabric and batches of ...

Prisoners in Brazil got a chance to walk the runway. Inmates at the Talavera Bruce Women’s Prison in Rio de Janeiro participated in the institution’s annual beauty contest. Women prepare for months to ...

As a trans woman in prison, I have difficulties getting access to beauty products. I get creative by mixing items I can procure, like Kool-Aid, Vaseline, coffee grinds, and pencils. My unique beauty ...