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Tech

Tennessee Prison Rejects Book Donations Because ‘Malcolm X Not Allowed’

01.07.22

By Janus Rose
Entertainment

A Definitive Guide to Fixers: Who They Are and What They Do

11.12.21

By John Nova Lomax
News

Two Dead After 12 Inmates Tried to Get Drunk on Hand Sanitizer

10.19.21

By Kris Thomas
News

Alabama Wants to Spend $400 Million in COVID Relief Money to Build Prisons

09.29.21

By Paul Blest
Tech

Prison Company Patents VR to Give Inmates Brief Taste of Freedom

09.09.21

By Joseph Cox
News

Dozens Die in Horrific Fire in Overcrowded Prison

09.08.21

By Ikhwan Hastanto
Tech

A Company That Designs Jails is Spying On Activists Who Oppose Them

08.17.21

By Ella Fassler
News

Faulty Drug Tests Are Finding K2 in Prisoners’ Mail, Lawsuit Alleges

08.02.21

By Emma Ockerman
News

Biden Finally Released One of Guantánamo’s ‘Forever Prisoners’

07.19.21

By Leah Feiger
News

Guantánamo Detainees Say Conditions Are Worse Since Biden Became President

06.16.21

By Leah Feiger
Tech

Contractor Exposed the Movements of People Wearing Ankle GPS Bracelets

06.15.21

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

Massachusetts is Testing Anti-Suicide Bracelets on Incarcerated People

05.27.21

By Ella Fassler

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Life

$4 Million Mansion Burns Down After Residents Fry Turkey Inside Garage

A turkey fryer inside a garage caused a fire to break out at a $4 million Connecticut mansion, firefighters said.

12.01.24

By Paige Gawley
Illustration by Reesa

Horoscopes

Weekly Horoscope: December 1-6

The end of the year can sometimes feel like a mad dash to the finish line, but there is more time than it might seem.

12.01.24

By Melanie A. Davis
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Life

Americans Spent More Money Than Ever on Black Friday

Black Friday brought consumers out in full force, with Americans shelling out a record amount of cash both in store and online.

12.01.24

By Paige Gawley
Photo by LauriPatterson

Life

Man Allegedly Kills Elderly Roommate for Sneezing Near Thanksgiving Meal

A Massachusetts man was literally willing to kill to protect his Thanksgiving meal, and did just that to his sneeze-prone, elderly roommate.

12.01.24

By Paige Gawley
Illustration by Reesa

Horoscopes

Pisces, December 2024: Your Monthly Horoscope

12.01.24

By Melanie A. Davis