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B. Alexis Is the First Woman to Drop an Album From Prison. But We Can’t Say Her Real Name.

She fearlessly raps about traumas like being trafficked at 13. But she’s so scared of institutional retaliation, she’s concealing her identity.

Redemption Songs • 03.22.2026

Have We Been Wrong About ‘Psychopaths’?

In a new book, Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen questions how courts and prisons use psychopathy diagnoses — and whether they should at all.

Q&A • 06.16.2025

The Return of ‘To Catch a Predator’

Talking to Chris Hansen as he revives his trademark stings.

Q&A • 01.22.2017

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