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Alabama Almost Executed Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton. His Daughter Tells Her Story.

Justice has long been as elusive as Bigfoot, Carolyn Amanda Shavers writes. But when Alabama’s governor spared her dad’s life, she caught a glimpse.

Life Inside • 03.13.2026

‘The Alabama Solution’: A Humanitarian Crisis in Grainy Detail

The Oscar-nominated documentary features cellphone footage exposing abuse and neglect that is all too common in U.S. prisons. Here are five takeaways.

Analysis • 10.10.2025

‘Zombie Prisons’: How ICE Detention Is Raising Troubling Facilities From the Dead

ICE needs more detention space, and it’s faster to open old facilities than to build new ones.

Analysis • 08.29.2025

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