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Reporter uses background to highlight prison conditions

How a criminal justice reporter built trust with prisoners to highlight conditions inside

Aired 11/17/2022

PBS News Hour

Reporter uses background to highlight prison conditions

Clip: 11/17/2022 | 7m 24sVideo has Closed Captions

How a criminal justice reporter built trust with prisoners to highlight conditions inside

A criminal justice reporter is using her background to build trust with men and women behind bars and to highlight conditions inside prisons. Special correspondent Christopher Booker reports from Texas for our series, “Searching for Justice.”

Aired 11/17/2022

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