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After Riot, Feds End Contract for Private Texas Prison
This is the second time that Management and Training Corp. has lost a contract to run the facility at Willacy, amid allegations of poor conditions or treatment of detainees.
March 17, 2015
How the DOJ Reforms a Police Department Like Ferguson
Ferguson's investigation stems from a law passed after the 1991 police beating of Rodney King, another unarmed black man.
March 4, 2015
"Predictable" Riot at Texas Prison Followed Years of Complaints
Prisoners at the Willacy County Correctional Institution had complained of abuse and squalid conditions for years before the uprising began.
February 25, 2015
Hitchcock and the Holocaust: "Memory of the Camps"
FRONTLINE first broadcast the director's "lost Holocaust film," which is at the heart of the new HBO documentary "Night Will Fall," in 1985.
February 2, 2015
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
New Report: Adam Lanza "Did Not Just 'Snap'"
A new report details the many red flags and missed opportunities in Newtown shooter Adam Lanza's childhood.
November 21, 2014
What's Happened to Brittany, Jonny and Kaylie?
When FRONTLINE's left the Quad Cities in 2012, the characters from "Poor Kids" were all at different stages in their lives. Two years later, how are they doing?
July 22, 2014
Watch: "Murder on Abortion Row"
The Supreme Court today struck down a Massachusetts law that established buffer zones around clinics that provide abortions. In 1994, FRONTLINE examined a tragedy that helped lead to that law, at the intersection of free speech and abortion, in "Murder on Abortion Row."
June 26, 2014
Feds to Look Harder at Cell Carriers When Tower Climbers Die
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration will systematically track who subcontractors were working for when accidents occur on cell tower sites.
April 1, 2014
Adam Lanza's Father Speaks
For the first time, Peter Lanza has spoken publicly about his relationship with his troubled son. "You can't mourn for the little boy he once was," he said. "You can't fool yourself."
March 10, 2014
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Generation Like
FRONTLINE explores how the perennial teen quest for identity and connection has migrated to social media - and how big brands are increasingly co-opting young consumers' digital presences.
February 18, 2014