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Prison Town

Prison Town

Written by: Evey Wilson Wetherbee and Jessica Szilagyi
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 In the midst of a federal investigation into Georgia's prisons for civil rights violations, we decided to use one prison in South Georgia as a case study. The things we found are chilling. An 88-year-old man is shot while he’s sleeping. Another man is murdered one county over. A woman is found dead in a mobile home park. And somehow they all link back to the same prison, illuminating many of the complex problems that plague our criminal justice system. This reporting is supported by the Center for Collaborative Journalism and The Georgia Virtue.

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2023 LSRS Media Political Science Politics & Government True Crime
Episodes
  • 6. Ripples

    6. Ripples
    Apr 4 2023
    Mothers share their testimonies of how the Georgia Department of Corrections failed their sons. One more almost unbelievable story about the warden. People present solutions.

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    46 mins
  • 5. Special Management

    5. Special Management
    Mar 28 2023

    Attorney Frank Hogue conjures the pressure of a juror on a death penalty trial. District Attorney Wright Barksdale reframes our understanding of security. Former warden Jose Morales allows us inside Georgia's most lockdown facility before death row. New information is revealed about the third murder.



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    36 mins
  • 4. High Stakes

    4. High Stakes
    Mar 21 2023
    A notorious prison closes suspiciously fast. The EMS director and county coroner share their experiences and Jessica Szilagyi investigates the true cost of having three state prisons in Tattnall County.

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    30 mins
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