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Stickup Kid: What happens when a 16-year-old is sent to an adult prison?
What happens when a 16-year-old is sent to an adult prison?
December 17, 2014
FRONTLINE Founder Receives Honorary Doctorate from the University of Cape Town
David Fanning will be honored in his home country, South Africa – where television was once banned by the apartheid government.
December 17, 2014
Why States Are Changing Course on Juvenile Crime
In the last six or seven years, states have begun to consider new approaches to juvenile offenders, backed by research showing that incarceration actually increases the chances a young person will commit another crime.
December 17, 2014
Inside the Making of "Stickup Kid"
Filmmaker Caitlin McNally shares the unexpected way she came across Alonza Thomas’ story, the challenges of making such an intimate film, and what surprised her most along the way.
December 17, 2014
Taliban Attack On Pakistani School is Deadly and Symbolic
An attack that killed at least 132 children at an army-run school in Pakistan was not only one of the deadliest in recent history, it was also highly symbolic.
December 16, 2014
Remembering a Symbol of Resilience from Post-Katrina New Orleans
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Herbert Gettridge came to be known as a "a poster child" for struggle, perseverance and resilience.
December 15, 2014
Push to Reform the Freedom of Information Act Collapses in House
The collapse of a bill to reform a key pillar of federal open government laws marked a stinging setback for transparency advocates.
December 12, 2014
Exclusive: Inside the NRA's Response to Newtown
"Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA" premieres Jan. 6 on FRONTLINE.
December 11, 2014
How the CIA Outsourced Torture
Ali Soufan, a former top FBI interrogator, says torture must be permanently stopped.
December 11, 2014
New Report Details the Economic Costs of Superbug Threat
Drug-resistant infections could cost 10 million deaths annually and up to $100 trillion by 2050, an economist projects.
December 10, 2014
Voices from the "Dark Side": The CIA Torture Debate
A Senate investigation has prompted new debate on the CIA's use of "enhanced interrogation" in the aftermath of 9/11. So what did key players who helped shape the policy think at the time?
December 10, 2014