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Posted inCrime, Featured, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

1600 Days in Solitary Confinement, and Counting

by Krista Stevens June 30, 2020October 19, 2022

“She continued to write me, though she presumably risked retribution: more time in solitary, more nutraloaf, additional restrictions.”

Posted inCurrent Events, Highlight, Quotes

His Name Was Otto, and He Just Wanted a Little Adventure

by michelleweber July 30, 2018October 19, 2022

Otto Warmbier got arrested in North Korea, sentenced to hard labor, and was eventually sent back to the U.S. — comatose. As with many things North Korean, the why and how is speculative at best.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

How the Not Knowing is the Hardest Part

by Krista Stevens May 3, 2018October 19, 2022

The last time she saw her husband, he was being interrogated by Syrian government officials.

Posted inAuthor Notes, Nonfiction

How the ACLU Came to Publish a Powerful Piece of Investigative Journalism

by juliawick October 27, 2015October 19, 2022

“Out of the Darkness” chronicles how two psychologists teamed up with the CIA to devise a torture program and experiment on human beings.

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