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‘Catastrophic Failures’: Why Dozens of Killings In Mississippi Prisons Go Unanswered

At least 42 incarcerated people have been killed in the last decade. Just six people have been convicted in their deaths.

Jackson • 09.11.2025

Anatomy of a Murder Confession

Texas Ranger James Holland became famous for cajoling killers into confessing to their crimes. But did some of his methods — from lying to suspects to having witnesses hypnotized — ensnare innocent people, too?

Feature • 01.18.2022

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