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Justice System

Crime

The Tragic Case of the Wrong Thomas James

Two men with the same name. A murder, a manhunt, and a chilling question: Did a Florida court hand down a life sentence because of a mistaken identity?

Tristram Korten GQ Aug 2021 30min Permalink

Music

Bobby Shmurda’s First Day Out

The Brooklyn rapper, fresh out of prison on parole, talks about life on the inside and where he goes next.

Frazier Tharpe GQ Feb 2021 15min Permalink

Crime Science

The Final Five Percent

When a brain injury leads to a personality change and then prison time, a neuroscientist wonders if his brother could have been saved.

Tim Requarth Longreads Oct 2019 Permalink

Crime History

This, Too, Was History

The battle over police torture and reparations in Chicago’s schools.

Peter C. Baker The Point Feb 2019 35min Permalink