by Chuck Sharman
At the center of mass incarceration in the United States is a deeply troubling fact: More than two of every five people locked up have been diagnosed with a mental disorder. With nearly two million people caged in U.S. prisons and jails, that means the …
by Katya Schwenk
The yacht is moored at the mouth of the Miami River, in the long shadows of the city’s luxury hotels and high-rises. It is of Italian design: sleek, imposing, with a flybridge and sundeck and five cabins, and a price point of about $10 million. …
by Anthony W. Accurso
In January 2025, protests erupted outside the Tarrant County Jail (TCJ) in Fort Worth, Texas, with demonstrators holding signs that read “Sheriff of Shame” and “69 + Deaths = Mass Murder.” So many people showed up to Commissioners Court meetings that new rules were …
by Doran Larson
The Texas state death house in Huntsville is a squat brick building fronted by a few square yards of struggling grass and knee-high shrubs. Gleaming chain link fencing surrounds a concrete ramp that rises to the door to accommodate shackled ankles. Most death row dwellers …
