Behind the Walls

Waymond Hall spent ten years of his life on the run from the law. He’d grown up poor, with a father in prison - but seem... Read more

In her latest year-long investigation, Texas crime writing legend Pamela Colloff delved into the shadowy world of the c... Read more

For the most part, prisons and jails are built for men. But as much as the carceral system fails them, experts say it mi... Read more

Patrick Murphy is a death row prisoner, one of the notorious Texas 7 - a group of men who escaped from a maximum securit... Read more

Before he became a big-time honky tonk musician, Texas Joe Bailey did state jail time. He sat down with his guitar and p... Read more

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

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

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

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

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