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Behind the Walls

Behind the Walls is an insider view beyond the razor wire and red tape of the Texas criminal justice system. Chronicle reporter and ex-con Keri Blakinger and former Texas prisons union president Lance... Read more

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Two days till execution: Death row interview with Larry Swearingen

Two days till execution: Death row interview with Larry Swearingen

Larry Ray Swearingen, a Texas death row prisoner, is scheduled for execution on Aug. 21, 2019. It's the sixth time the s... Read more

20 Aug 2019

30mins

Ranked #2

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Episode 3: Ever been toilet paper-jacked? No? Then you've never been in prison.

Episode 3: Ever been toilet paper-jacked? No? Then you've never been in prison.

Prison-beat reporter Keri Blakinger and former prison union chief Lance Lowry compare notes with Florida Times-Union rep... Read more

31 Jan 2019

15mins

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Eleven years, 280 executions, one book

Eleven years, 280 executions, one book

In the more than a decade she spent working for the Texas prison system, former spokeswoman Michelle Lyons watched more ... Read more

6 Mar 2019

32mins

Ranked #4

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From Love Triangles to Secret Emails: A Courts Reporter Remembers

From Love Triangles to Secret Emails: A Courts Reporter Remembers

After long-time Houston Chronicle courts reporter left the paper last month, he came back to sit down and look back on t... Read more

10 May 2019

34mins

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Bill Savoie's Second Chance Story

Bill Savoie's Second Chance Story

Bill Savoie joins Keri Blakinger to talk about his life before he started practicing law. Once upon a time, the now-resp... Read more

19 Jul 2019

32mins

Ranked #6

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Teeth, slavery and the case for independent oversight

Teeth, slavery and the case for independent oversight

In this episode of Behind the Walls, cohosts Keri Blakinger and Lance Lowry sat down with Rep. Jarvis Johnson to talk ab... Read more

24 Apr 2019

32mins

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way From the Strip Club: A Texas Lege Wrap-up

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way From the Strip Club: A Texas Lege Wrap-up

With the Texas legislative session in the rearview mirror, Behind the Walls cohosts Keri Blakinger and Lance Lowry sat d... Read more

5 Jun 2019

31mins

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Color, death and progressive prosecutors: Talking criminal justice with Emily Bazelon

Color, death and progressive prosecutors: Talking criminal justice with Emily Bazelon

Keri Blakinger talks with attorney and New York Times Magazine writer Emily Bazelon about progressive prosecutors, and w... Read more

30 Aug 2019

27mins

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A 'sinking submarine': Two reporters take a deep dive into jail medical care

A 'sinking submarine': Two reporters take a deep dive into jail medical care

Co-host Keri Blakinger chats with CNN reporters Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken, who just finished investigating the trou... Read more

24 Jul 2019

26mins

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Blood, buckshot and gunpowder: A year later, a school police officer remembers Santa Fe

Blood, buckshot and gunpowder: A year later, a school police officer remembers Santa Fe

One year after ten people - students and teachers - died in the Santa Fe school shooting, campus police officer John Bar... Read more

18 May 2019

30mins

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