Inmate deaths show failure of state prison system

Just as popular culture personifies the new year as a baby filled with potential about what is new, it also portrays the old year as a grizzled old man, bent with the woes and burdens of the past. Every new year brings with it new challenges, new hopes and new fears. Before stepping boldly into the new year, it is important to pause and look back at the past year. As we start 2026, it is import...