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Alabama's punishment culture
From paddling to prison abuse to executions, what does this say about us?
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A brightly burning essay collection
Birmingham high school writers cover problems in education
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Introducing Earwitness: new podcast about Toforest Johnson's death row innocence claim
Episodes 1-2 just dropped!
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Coming soon... podcast 3 years in the making!
Earwitness is about the wrongful conviction of Toforest Johnson
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Outstanding (minus)
On "performance reviews" and not reading the comments
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When friends are taken around the corner
Experiencing execution on death row
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A year in trees
A gratuitous photo gallery from my phone
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Father's Day on death row
Loving dad in the face of injustice
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VOICE FROM THE INSIDE
Alabama prison policy traumatizes families
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How prison reporting changed my heart
Reflections five years after a heart attack
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The Alabama they don't want to see
You can't fix what you refuse to admit.
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The saddest club in Alabama
Another mother grieves a son's death in prison
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Moth to flame
Moth to flame
Alabama, mass incarceration, writing, life
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