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Jessica Benko

Crime

The Radical Humaneness of Norway's Halden Prison

The Scandinavians had an idea that seems wacky to Americans: make a prison safe and livable.

Jessica Benko New York Times Magazine Mar 2015 Permalink

Best Article World

Mother of God, Child of Zeus

On the perils and poisons of mining for gold in southeastern Peru.

Jessica Benko The Virginia Quarterly Review 30min Permalink