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"They Had to Do Something"
Former warden Gary Henman on why the lockdown at Marion federal prison was necessary to protect the staff and even the inmates. The staff was demoralized after the murders of two prison guards and needed new tools to help maintain control.
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How Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell helped transform the Supreme Court and U.S. politics.
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A two-part special looking at a little-known "two-strikes" law, and pregnancy in prison.
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Inside the protests that rocked Iran after the death of a young woman in police custody.
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Investigating deadly truck accidents and the fight over measures that could save lives.
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A year after the Uvalde shooting, documenting the community’s trauma and efforts to heal.
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The enduring story of the battle of Fallujah, told by the people who lived through it.
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As controversy erupts around Clarence and Ginni Thomas, the story of their path to power.