Behind the Walls

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Episode 3: Ever been toilet paper-jacked? No? Then you've never been in prison. Jan 31, 2019

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Prison-beat reporter Keri Blakinger and former prison union chief Lance Lowry compare notes with Florida Times-Union reporter Ben Conarck. They delve into commissary complaints, video visitation and such in the Sunshine State and see how things there stack up against what's going on in the prisons of the Lone Star State.

Episode 2: Judge Elsa Alcala: The death penalty in Texas and sticking with the GOP ... it's complicated Jan 09, 2019

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In her seven years on the state's highest criminal court, ex-Judge Elsa Alcala became best known as the voice questioning capital punishment, even in the state most enamored of it. In this "Behind the Walls" interview, the recently retired judge - who left the bench just over a week ago - asks whether it's time for a death penalty moratorium in the Lone Star State. The former jurist also questions the direction of today's Republican Party, talks about the high-profile Bobby Moore case, and offers a look into her childhood as an orphan raised by her older siblings.

Episode 1: A first night in prison is not like you imagine — or, why do Texas prisoners eat green hot dogs? Dec 08, 2018

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From the first night in prison to a Thanksgiving spread, join reporter Keri Blakinger and longtime corrections officer Lance Lowry as they talk about life behind bars, untangle stats about the number of so-called "violent" offenders and discuss why, exactly, prison hot dogs are green.

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