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‘Like The Walking Dead’: Smuggled Drugs Fuel Chaos Inside Ohio Prisons
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‘My Big Mistake’: How a Former Corrections Officer Became a Prison Drug Smuggler
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Prison Workers Smuggle Drugs Into Ohio Facilities But Are Rarely Prosecuted
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Meet The Drone Pilot Who Flooded Ohio Prisons With Drugs

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Redemption Songs March 29
Stevie Wonder and James Brown Put This Prison Funk Band on the Map
The Power of Attorney played shows with superstars, went to industry parties, and wore outside clothes — all under the watch of armed guards.
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Young Thug, a Black rapper wearing a white shirt and striped pants, holds a mic as he performs in a crowd during a concert.
Closing Argument March 28
His Rap Lyrics Helped Send Him to Death Row. Travis Scott and T.I. Are Trying to Stop His Execution.
The rappers argue that James Broadnax’s case exemplifies a larger problem in American courtrooms: The use of rap lyrics as evidence.
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A black and white photo composite shows a photo of a Black woman wearing a white long-sleeved shirt and a black vest holding a uniform, standing in front of a building. In what looks like a double exposure effect, a photo of trees and fencing is visible, as well as an image of the outline of a map of Texas, with the word “Bryan” in the center.
News March 27
A Women’s Prison Conceals a Sinister Secret: Staff Sexual Misconduct, Accusers Say
Some employees at a Texas federal prison that holds high-profile women including Ghislaine Maxwell said they faced retaliation for reporting abuse.
By and Erik Ortiz
An illustration shows the side profile of a woman with dark brown hair in a ponytail. The woman, wearing an orange shirt, is smiling slightly while looking forward. She is surrounded by the outlines of many eyes.
Life Inside March 27
How This ‘Out and Proud Trans Woman’ Navigates Missouri Men’s Prisons
“Although there are still instances of transphobia, I no longer let it break me down,” writes Lexie Handlang. “I feel sorry for those people.”
By Lexie Handlang
Redemption Songs March 22
B. Alexis Is the First Woman to Drop an Album From Prison. But We Can’t Say Her Real Name.
She fearlessly raps about traumas like being trafficked at 13. But she’s so scared of institutional retaliation, she’s concealing her identity.
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An elderly man, wearing glasses and a blue prison uniform, is reading a newspaper. He sits in his wheelchair, which is next to a couple of bunk beds within his prison cell block.
Closing Argument March 21
Mercy or Money: How to Grapple With a Rapidly Aging Prison Population
Research shows people often “age out” of crime, and health care costs are ballooning. But still, many states oppose releasing elderly prisoners.
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An illustration with a black background shows the head and shoulders of a woman, upside down, with her wavy hair hanging down and turning into waves of water. She is in tones of brown and sea green, and droplets of water shake off of the hair to the right.
Life Inside March 20
My Long Hair Isn’t a Vanity Project. It’s My Last Connection to Life Outside
In this foreign landscape of state-issued orange, my hair feels like all I have left of my identity.
By Lindsey Smith
Yerson and Kelly Vargas and their 6-year-old daughter, Maria Paula, were deported to Colombia in 2025 after being held in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas.
News March 18
ICE Has Abruptly Deported Thousands of Kids. Their Families Say It Traumatized Them.
Families left behind keepsakes, medicine, pets, cars and homes, sometimes leaving the U.S. with little more than the clothes on their backs.
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A photo shows a large crowd of demonstrators. One person is holding a sign that reads, "Keep our country free of drugs."
Closing Argument March 14
How Hospitals Helped Erode Reproductive Rights
Criminal prosecutions sparked by hospital drug testing helped advance the legal concept that the fetus had interests the state could protect.
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An older Black man with a gray beard and dressed in a khaki-colored jacket and pants sits in a wheelchair with his hands clasped together in front of him. His daughter, a Black woman with closely cropped salt-and-pepper hair and wearing a dark colored shirt, leans over his shoulders from behind to hug him around his neck. Behind them are a set of horizontal panel windows.
Life Inside March 13
Alabama Almost Executed Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton. His Daughter Tells Her Story.
Justice has long been as elusive as Bigfoot, Carolyn Amanda Shavers writes. But when Alabama’s governor spared her dad’s life, she caught a glimpse.
By Carolyn Amanda Shavers
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