When we think about torture in ancient times, most of us picture something similar: the Iron Maiden. In case you…
Many people think that the most dangerous places in the ancient world were the battlefields or a dark dungeon. But…
Throughout history, execution was not always designed simply to kill a condemned person. In some societies, particularly in medieval and…
The iron gate slid open with a final hollow clang. After 20 years behind bars, the old man stepped out…
Margaret Sullivan was 68 years old. Gray hair pulled back in a tight bun, deep lines around her eyes, arthritic…
The first thing everyone noticed about him was his size. Big, soft-looking, slow-moving, the kind of inmate predators circled like…
“Well, well, well. Another black roach crawling into my block.” “Yo, fresh meat.” Four men stood up. They knew the…
The fastest way to misjudge someone is to mistake their silence for weakness. Lunch hour inside Redwood State Correctional Facility…
The midday sun beat down like molten lead upon the San Jerónimo hacienda, an endless expanse of maguey fields fading…
Eight armed men stood on a creek bridge at midnight in the fall of 1851. And not one of them…