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Prison Town

By: Evey Wilson Wetherbee and Jessica Szilagyi
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  • In the midst of a federal investigation into Georgia's prisons for civil rights violations, we decided to use one prison in South Georgia as a case study. The things we found are chilling. An 88-year-old man is shot while he’s sleeping. Another man is murdered one county over. A woman is found dead in a mobile home park. And somehow they all link back to the same prison, illuminating many of the complex problems that plague our criminal justice system. This reporting is supported by the Center for Collaborative Journalism and The Georgia Virtue.

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  • 6. Ripples

    6. Ripples
    Apr 4 2023
    Mothers share their testimonies of how the Georgia Department of Corrections failed their sons. One more almost unbelievable story about the warden. People present solutions. Get bonus content on Patreon

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    46 mins
  • 5. Special Management

    5. Special Management
    Mar 28 2023

    Attorney Frank Hogue conjures the pressure of a juror on a death penalty trial. District Attorney Wright Barksdale reframes our understanding of security. Former warden Jose Morales allows us inside Georgia's most lockdown facility before death row. New information is revealed about the third murder.



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    36 mins
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True crime meets expose

Informative and engaging look at our prison system, and the challenges & failures that allow crimes to continue internally and reach out of the prison walls.

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