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Quiz
April 23, 2018
The Jailhouse Snitch: A Quiz
Test your knowledge on the high-stakes market in information behind bars
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
Analysis
August 1, 2016
Is the Internet Endangering Criminal Informants?
A judicial committee proposes more secrecy.
By
Andrew Cohen
Life Inside
March 17, 2016
My Memories of Being in Prison with Whitey Bulger
Tales of the “pale, white-haired, geezer in a wheelchair.”
By
Nate A. Lindell
News
September 14, 2015
The Problem With Hiring Liars to Catch Crooks
Can you really trust an informant who’s been arrested in 43 states?
By
Ken Armstrong