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Mississippi Prison Chief Reopens Homicide Cases Following News Investigation

Nearly 50 prison deaths will be examined, following a joint investigation by multiple Mississippi newsrooms.

Jackson • 10.14.2025

How Filmmakers Uncovered the ‘Sinister Environment’ Inside Alabama Prisons

The directors of ‘The Alabama Solution’ discuss their piercing new documentary and what they hope people will take away from the film.

Closing Argument • 10.11.2025

‘The Alabama Solution’: A Humanitarian Crisis in Grainy Detail

A new documentary features cellphone footage exposing abuse and neglect that is all too common in U.S. prisons. Here are five takeaways.

Analysis • 10.10.2025

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