The live event, produced by The Marshall Project and Musicambia, was introduced by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

G. Dep performed at New York's "Redemption Songs Live," where prison songwriters' music reached a crowd of more than 400.

Music has long been a powerful medium for exploring a range of human experiences, including those related to imprisonment and incarceration. From folk and blues to country and rock, some of the most ...

Listen if you like: Isaac Hayes, The Brothers Johnson, Leon Bridges Like many session musicians, one of the most prolific and versatile performers to ever record in American prisons has a name few ...

Better Than Jail, a new benefit album that contains a 12-track lineup of iconic prison song covers, was released today, Friday, Oct. 4. Bringing together a coveted assemblage of Americana, blues, and ...