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The turnoff to Norways newest prison was marked by a modest sign. There were no signs warning against picking up hitchhikers, no visible...

Caged for a murder he didn't commit, Valentino Dixon sought solace in art. He loved to draw as a child, and took up sketching again to...

Jason Cohen has had a lot of practice trying to be as unobtrusive and emotionally impervious as possible during sensitive conversations...

Antong Lucky and Def D had nearly identical childhoods: both were raised in underprivileged neighborhoods in Dallas, both experienced...

A Georgia restaurant owner is making waves for choosing kindness after his popular establishment was the target of vandalism. After...

When Edward Martell went to court in 2005 to plead guilty to selling and manufacturing crack, he thought his life was over. However,...

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After spending 29 years in prison for the rape of his stepdaughter, a New Orleans man is free thanks to the help of the local district...

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