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MAGAZINE

Reducing Recidivism Through Prison Education

Reducing Recidivism Through Prison Education In recent years, the conversation around prison reform has increasingly [...]

How Prison Packages Work

How Prison Packages Work Navigating the intricacies of sending packages to a loved one in [...]

Entrepreneurship Lessons from Prison Hustles

Entrepreneurship Lessons from Prison Hustles Prison is a place where creativity flourishes under constraint. Within [...]

The Great Escape: Alcatraz’s Most Notorious Breakout

TIMELINE: Crime Date(s): June 11, 1962 Sentencing Date: Various (prior to escape) Current Status: Unresolved [...]

Seth’s documentary “White Boy.”

In 1980s Detroit, 17-year-old Richard Wershe, Jr. allegedly ran a sophisticated inner-city drug-dealing operation. Now, journalists, police, federal agents and hit men are speaking for the first time about the legend of “White Boy Rick.”

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White Boy