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'We Are Human Beings': Alabama Prisoners Strike to Protest Abusive Conditions, Excessive Sentencing
Inmates across the deep-red state are refusing to work, demanding better treatment and an overhaul of out-of-whack standards that offer little chance of rehabilitation
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Lecrae's Rap Contest Was Meant to Lift Up the Incarcerated. Did It Help Exploit Them Instead?
“As an artist, I’m not the person who can fix the system,” rapper says in response to criticisms
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'Right Before I Hung Myself': Prisoners Share Tales of Solitary Confinement in Michigan
On the new website 'Silenced: Voices from Solitary in Michigan,' prisoners tell harrowing experiences in their own words
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Frank Serpico: Police See Themselves as 'Judge, Jury, and Executioner'
The legendary whistleblower isn't done calling out corruption
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Murder of Tessa Majors Exposes Some NYPD Cops' Conservative Stance
After an 18-year-old student was stabbed to death in a park, some cops blamed increasing scrutiny of police practices for her murder
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How the ‘Serial’ Podcast Exposes Epic Dysfunction in Cleveland’s Criminal Justice System
In the third season of the popular podcast, host Sarah Koenig and her researchers and producers observed injustices in an Ohio courthouse for over a year
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This Is the Story of How a Campaign Goes Off the Rails
What Julia Salazar’s topsy-turvy summer may mean for future insurgent candidates on the far left
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How Do 'Both Sides' Realistically Talk About Guns in 2018?
Searching for answers at the national NRA convention and beyond
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Charlie Daniels at NRA Convention: 'If It Weren't for NRA, We Wouldn't Have Any Guns'
Outspoken champion of the Second Amendment preaches to the choir during a special concert at the NRA's Dallas gathering
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The State-by-State Guide to Weed in America
Are there dispensaries on every block – or could smoking a joint land you in jail?
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