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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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An alias, an armed robbery and a decade on the run

An alias, an armed robbery and a decade on the run

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

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Talking rats, records and reporting with Pam Colloff, aka 'the best damn writer in Texas'

Talking rats, records and reporting with Pam Colloff, aka 'the best damn writer in Texas'

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

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