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‘My Big Mistake’: How a Former Corrections Officer Became a Prison Drug Smuggler

In a common story of targeted coercion behind bars, Barbara Devine was fed up and quitting her prison job when incarcerated drug dealers pounced.

Cleveland • 03.29.2026

How Texas Failed To Prevent One of the Nation’s Deadliest Prison Escapes

“Staff complacency” allowed a man to break out of a prison bus — and kill a family.

Feature • 12.06.2022

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