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Adam Roberts reflects on the highs and occasional lows of training Labrador retrievers for the Puppies Behind Bars program.

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Mississippi has one of the worst public defense systems in the nation. Local counties and courts manage a sprawling patchwork ...

Frank E. Tyson, 53, died face down and handcuffed while being arrested April 18. Tyson, according to 911 callers, walked into ...

Mississippi has one of the worst public defense systems in the nation. Local counties and courts manage a sprawling patchwork of different systems, many with very different rules. Caleb Bedillion ...

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Oklahoma could re-examine how it punishes people whose crimes came after years of domestic abuse. Other states may follow.