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Prison Town

Feature February 10, 2022
The Rise and Fall of a Prison Town Queen
A family feud over drugs, money and fried fish roils the heart of the Texas prison system.
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The George Beto Unit, near Palestine, Texas, in 2018.
Coronavirus May 4, 2020
Prisons Are Coronavirus Hotspots. This Town’s Got Five of Them.
“I have a bad feeling about this,” says the former mayor of Palestine, Texas.
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The Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, Minn., opened in 1992.
Commentary November 6, 2017
When A Small Town’s Private Prison Goes Bust
Contrary to popular belief, private prisons often don’t save the economies of the rural towns that seek them out.
Lauren-Brooke Eisen
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