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News August 14, 2017
Crowdsourcing the Charlottesville Investigation
The mixed blessing of an internet posse.
By Maurice Chammah and Simone Weichselbaum
Life Inside June 22, 2017
Does It Have Buttons? Is it Touchscreen?
Or, how I learned to use a computer in prison.
By Jerry Metcalf
Q&A January 22, 2017
The Return of ‘To Catch a Predator’
Talking to Chris Hansen as he revives his trademark stings.
By Maurice Chammah
Life Inside February 12, 2016
What It’s Like to Be a Hacker in Prison
Finding refuge in old media.
By Stephen Watt
Feature September 8, 2015
‘I Reviewed Jail on Yelp Because I Couldn't Afford a Therapist.’
Why people are using sites like Yelp to vent and offer tips about prison and jail.
By Beth Schwartzapfel
The Lowdown February 12, 2015
Prison Personals
How prison pen pal services became the new OkCupid.
By Simone Weichselbaum
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