Against His Better Judgment
A federal judge resents the harshness of mandatory drug sentences.
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The Mark of a Masterpiece
The man who keeps finding famous fingerprints on uncelebrated works of art.
Getting Off
Inside the competitive, lucrative, swashbuckling world of DWI attorneys in Houston.
The Death of a Pitcher
The story of a young man killed in Juarez.
More Dispatches from the R. Kelly Trial
Featuring the debut of the “Ghost Sex Defense.”
How America Lost the War on Drugs
An anatomy of a failure.
The Colombian Coke Sub
A former pilot of miniature cocaine-smuggling submarines tells his story.
The Pentagon Papers Trial
The case that brought leaks to the popular consciousness.
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
A jury foreman on the messy effectiveness of the American justice system.
"A Town Destroyed for What Two People Did"
One year later, a dispatch from Steubenville.
Madness
The horror of being mentally ill in Florida’s prisons.
Dispatches from the Rap Wars
A sociologist embeds with a gang in Chicago.
Digital Pimps or Fearless Publishers?
Inside the fall of Village Voice Media’s backpage.com.
The Paramedic Murderer of Narrowsburg, N.Y.
A small town upstate, a Queens ambulance veteran, and a murder
Buried Alive: Stories From Inside Solitary Confinement
An oral history of SHU.
The Showman
A profile of former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.
"Did Your Father Die?"
To be a second-grader contending with violence.
Busting the Tree Ring
A hunt for maple poachers in Western Washington.
Promethea Unbound
A child genius living in poverty, her mother, and the benefactor who became their tormenter.
Charles Manson: The Incredible Story of the Most Dangerous Man Alive
A jailhouse interview.
The Killer’s Trail
The many identities of Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace’s murderer.
What Happened in Vegas
The days, weeks, and months after the worst mass shooting in modern American history.
Lies, China, And Putin
Solving the mystery of Wilbur Ross’ missing fortune.
Dr. Death
Neurosurgeon Christopher Duntsch left a trail of bodies and paralyzed patients across Texas.
Demon Underneath
The rise and fall of fraudster John DeLorean.
