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Your Local Jail May Be A House of Horrors

But you probably wouldn’t know it, because sheriffs rule them with little accountability. After one man's death in a notorious lockup, residents of a Missouri town fought back.

Feature • 07.29.2020

Their Unlikely Alliance Began at Whataburger. Can They Reform a Texas Jail?

When COVID-19 threatened the jail in Tyler, Texas, an activist pressured her sheriff to make change.

Feature • 07.01.2020

The Rise of the Anti-Lockdown Sheriffs

Opposition to stay-at-home orders is the latest example of a history of powerful sheriffs, which stretches back to the end of slavery and the settling of the frontier.

Coronavirus • 05.18.2020

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