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Breaking Out With A Bar of Soap

In Texas, prisoners are opening their cells to chat—and to riot.

News • 08.11.2020

Your Local Jail May Be A House of Horrors

But you probably wouldn’t know it, because sheriffs rule them with little accountability. After one man's death in a notorious lockup, residents of a Missouri town fought back.

Feature • 07.29.2020

Their Unlikely Alliance Began at Whataburger. Can They Reform a Texas Jail?

When COVID-19 threatened the jail in Tyler, Texas, an activist pressured her sheriff to make change.

Feature • 07.01.2020

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