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Private prisons are shrouded in secrecy. I took a job as a guard to get inside—then things got crazy
Private prisons are shrouded in secrecy. I took a job as a guard to get inside—then things got crazy8.7(3)

This is the biggest investigation we’ve ever published.

The Mastermind - The Atavist Magazine
The Mastermind - The Atavist Magazine0.0

He was a brilliant programmer and a vicious cartel boss, who became a prized U.S. government asset. The serialized story of an elusive criminal kingpin.

Zarif Khan’s Tamales and the Muslims of Sheridan, Wyoming
Zarif Khan’s Tamales and the Muslims of Sheridan, Wyoming0.0

Kathryn Schulz on a Mexican-food entrepreneur from South Asia, and a recent upswing of Islamophobia.

Interview With a Woman Who Recently Had an Abortion at 32 Weeks
Interview With a Woman Who Recently Had an Abortion at 32 Weeks0.0

Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom Murdered
Dee Dee Wanted Her Daughter To Be Sick, Gypsy Wanted Her Mom Murdered0.0

Dee Dee Blancharde was a model parent: a tireless single mom taking care of her gravely ill child. But after Dee Dee was killed, it turned out things weren’t as they appeared — and her daughter Gypsy had never been sick at all.

The white flight of Derek Black
The white flight of Derek Black0.0

A former heir to a racial nationalist movement reconsiders the ideology he once helped spread.

Why Pop Culture Just Can’t Deal With Black Male Sexuality (Published 2016)
Why Pop Culture Just Can’t Deal With Black Male Sexuality (Published 2016)0.0

On America’s deep and persistent fear of the black penis.

The Hell After ISIS
The Hell After ISIS0.0

Even as the militant group loses ground in Iraq, many Sunnis say they have no hope for peace. One family’s story shows why.