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Why Closing Prisons — Even Bad Ones — Is Complicated

From politics to economics, closing old or bad prisons is not always straightforward. Even some incarcerated people have mixed emotions.

Closing Argument • 07.19.2025

The Rise and Fall of a Prison Town Queen

A family feud over drugs, money and fried fish roils the heart of the Texas prison system.

Feature • 02.10.2022

Prisons Are Coronavirus Hotspots. This Town’s Got Five of Them.

“I have a bad feeling about this,” says the former mayor of Palestine, Texas.

Coronavirus • 05.04.2020

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