INSIDE OUT In an age-old battle over local control, some legislators seek to wrest power from prosecutors who aim to curb mass incarceration ANJALI NAIR/NBC NEWS By KERI BLAKINGER When Deborah Gonzalez campaigned in 2020 to become the first Latina district attorney in...
A family feud over drugs, money and fried fish roils the heart of the Texas prison system. By KERI BLAKINGER It is 11 a.m. on a Saturday and the sun is shining on the shores of Lake Conroe, where the woman once known as the First Lady of Huntsville, Texas, is standing...