SHANGHAI – When Yan’s lawyer broke the news that she would be sentenced to life in prison for drug smuggling, she was overcome with fear and anxiety. As she walked into the courtroom on the day of her trial in 2019, her entire body trembled with nerves. “At that moment, I felt I was finished, my life was over,” Yan, 66, tells Sixth Tone at … Continue reading In Shanghai’s Prisons, Inmates Find Solace and Skill in Textile Art