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Inside the Republican Strategy to Target Progressive Prosecutors in the South

From Texas to Virginia, the GOP is expanding efforts to curtail the power of prosecutors in Democratic-leaning cities.

Closing Argument • 05.23.2026

Dozens of Prisoners Allege a Culture of Violence by Guards at Federal Facility in Virginia

In lawsuits and interviews, people held at Lee penitentiary described correctional officers breaking teeth, fracturing ribs and using the N-word.

Feature • 12.17.2024

Life Inside, Remixed: An Incarcerated Artist Learns to Paint Through the Chaos of Prison

Rafael Rodriguez’s artistic mentor and cellmate, Memo, taught him how to pour his anger and pain into oil painting.

Life Inside • 11.01.2024

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