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Who Answers for a Death in Custody?

A Houston mother is one of many nationwide left with grief and unanswered questions when a loved one dies behind bars.

Feature • 08.06.2025

How Wealth and Privilege Helped One Man Hide His Serial Abuse

Life seemed golden for Leon Jacob. Then he hired a hit man to kill his ex-girlfriend. His classmate exposes how the system repeatedly failed to stop him.

Feature • 09.28.2023

How Policing Has — and Hasn’t — Changed Since George Floyd

More than two years after millions took to the streets to protest police violence, the problem persists. That doesn’t mean nothing has changed.

Closing Argument • 08.06.2022

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