Inside Story travels to St. Louis to investigate the failure of the city’s police to solve murders and hear from families who lost loved ones to the violence as they search for answers.
In an exclusive interview after his release from prison, rapper Trevell “G. Dep” Coleman sits down with host Lawrence Bartley to discuss the peace he gained after turning himself in for shooting a man - and how his music took center stage at his parole hearing.
We learn why censoring books in prisons is being characterized as a ban on information.
And in the closing message, Bartley takes a moment to talk about the challenges of speaking to both an audience on the inside — and the outside.
Reading List:
- Why 1,000 Homicides in St. Louis Remain Unsolved
- In St. Louis, a Racial Disparity in Whose Killings Get Solved
- Some St. Louis Detectives May Have Botched Homicide Investigations
- As Murders Increased, St. Louis Police Struggled for Resources to Solve Cases
- St. Louis Homicide Cases Often Go Unsolved. Victims’ Families Want Justice.
- How We Reported on Homicide Investigations in St. Louis
- Why Would Prisons Ban My Book? Absurdities Rule the System
- Many Prisons Restrict Books to Stop Drug Smuggling. Critics Say It Doesn’t Work.
CONTRIBUTORS
Dave Mayers, Belle Cushing, Alysia Santo, Rachel Lippmann, Dave Mann, Rochelle Widdowson, Andrew Rodriguez Calderón, Kiki Dunston, James Hamilton, Arielle Ray
REPORTING PARTNER(S)
St. Louis Public Radio and APM Reports