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Q&A June 16
Have We Been Wrong About ‘Psychopaths’?
In a new book, Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen questions how courts and prisons use psychopathy diagnoses — and whether they should at all.
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Chris Hansen, the host of “Crime Watch Daily.”
Q&A January 22, 2017
The Return of ‘To Catch a Predator’
Talking to Chris Hansen as he revives his trademark stings.
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Life Inside June 23, 2016
I Made a Rap Video in Prison
And it got a million clicks.
By Desmond Metcalf as told to
This image featuring Benny Medina (drums) appears on the back of the 1972 album “Behind the Walls.” Music featured on the record was written and performed by inmates housed for a system-wide contest organized by the Texas Department of Corrections.
Looking Back May 30, 2016
The Real Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Had a Father in Prison
And he played drums in a prison band.
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Six years after being paroled for murders he committed in 1976, Rick Stevens will return to prison, this time as a performer.
Q&A May 11, 2016
Tower of Power Star to Funkifize a California Prison
Rick Stevens on his three decades locked up and his return to performing.
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Q&A February 23, 2016
One Man’s Haunting Look at PTSD and His Brother’s Execution
The Oscar-nominated short ‘Last Day of Freedom’ traces the troubled life of a black veteran.
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News February 20, 2015
Oscar on Trial
How Academy Award-nominated films have handled, and mishandled, criminal justice.
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News February 11, 2015
Jon Stewart on Criminal Justice
The jester takes a bow.
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