Feature
March 24
After the success of her novel Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen spent years trying to prove a man's innocence. Now she’s “absolutely broke” and “seriously ill,” and her next book is “years past deadline.”
Life Inside
March 4
In those moments when I feel like a puppet tied up in strings, I draw on my Muslim faith to stay hopeful.
Life Inside
April 30, 2020
Bobby Bostic was sentenced to 241 years at age 16. Gardening, he writes, keeps him growing.
Feature
January 6, 2019
More than a year ago, Nevada death row prisoner Scott Dozier gave up his legal appeals and asked to be executed. He’s still waiting.
Analysis
October 20, 2015
The unusual case of Lamont McKoy.
The Lowdown
August 13, 2015
What it takes to be a jailhouse lawyer.
News
August 10, 2015
Getting caught in a speed trap in a small Louisiana town.
News
June 25, 2015
A case so messy one judge says it’s an argument for abolishing the death penalty.
Feature
June 9, 2015
Missouri keeps killing Jennifer Herndon’s clients. So she invented an alternate life.
News
January 20, 2015
He was nearly executed because his lawyers missed a filing deadline. Now the Supreme Court has weighed in on what should happen next.