![The Atlanta Federal Penitentiary where James "Whitey" Bulger had been dosed with LSD on a regular basis for 15 months as part of a mind-control experiment backed by the CIA while serving his first stretch in federal prison, is seen Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, in Atlanta. The secret program, MK-ULTRA, enlisted doctors and other subcontractors to administer LSD in large doses to prisoners, addicts and others unlikely to complain. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)](https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/AP20039710256681.jpg?fit=768%2C384)
Will a Federal Investigation Reveal the Truth About Deaths at USP Atlanta?
Sirrena Buie’s 26-year-old son died at the federal prison in 2017. Five years later, she is still searching for answers.
Sirrena Buie’s 26-year-old son died at the federal prison in 2017. Five years later, she is still searching for answers.
A long-awaited trial was supposed to decide whether Oklahoma’s lethal injection protocol was cruel and unusual punishment. But it was rigged from the start.
Death and Dereliction
Embracing the state’s claim that “innocence isn’t enough,” the court destroyed a lifeline for people who received poor lawyering at trial.
Playing With Fire
Having twice convicted Garrett for setting a fatal fire in 1992, the Nashville DA’s office dropped the charges against him, facilitating his release.
Playing With Fire
Thirty years after a fatal fire sent Garrett to prison for life, a judge vacated his conviction, opening the door to his release.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals halted Lucio’s execution and ordered her trial court to consider evidence of innocence.
Trial jurors, forensic experts, and Texas lawmakers push for Lucio’s life to be spared ahead of her April 27 execution.
Playing With Fire
At a hearing on April 5, Nashville prosecutors asked a judge to vacate Garrett's murder conviction for the 1992 fire that killed Lorie Lance.
A famed forensic dentist recanted his testimony against Charles McCrory. He may die in prison anyway.
Lucio faces execution in April for killing her 2-year-old daughter. Experts say her conviction was based on faulty forensics.