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How Attica’s Violence Taught Me to Practice Peace

“When you grow up in a culture of violence, that doesn’t just disappear,” writes Rashon Venable. “We, as prisoners, have to take active steps toward rehabilitation.”

Life Inside • 08.08.2025

We Asked Families of Homicide Victims What They Want From the Police. Here’s What They Said.

For those whose loved ones were killed in St. Louis the investigative process could be improved with empathy, better communication, and frequent updates.

Feature • 08.05.2025

Have We Been Wrong About ‘Psychopaths’?

In a new book, Rasmus Rosenberg Larsen questions how courts and prisons use psychopathy diagnoses — and whether they should at all.

Q&A • 06.16.2025

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