Feature
December 9, 2020
Prisoners, guards face danger from chronic understaffing by MTC
Feature
February 20, 2020
Too many prisoners, too few officers leads to violence.
Analysis
January 9, 2020
A tip led us to a little-known program that affected hundreds of poor workers.
Feature
January 9, 2020
How the state’s “restitution program” forces poor people to work off small debts.
News
January 8, 2020
Understaffing, powerful gangs and constant lockdowns brew tensions that exploded last week.
Feature
June 26, 2019
What happened in Mississippi when no one wanted dangerous, low-paying guard jobs.
Feature
July 13, 2018
A unique database offered an unprecedented look at the lucrative business.
Feature
July 13, 2018
But a haven for bail bondsmen is getting less friendly.
News
February 7, 2018
Congressional hopeful, district attorney, debt collector.
Feature
January 3, 2017
Researching lynching cold cases, law students restore history.