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Bobby Everson and a letter he wrote to his family while he was incarcerated in the Special Management Unit at the new U.S. penitentiary in Thomson, Ill. Aaron Marin for NPR hide caption

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Investigations

How the newest federal prison became one of the deadliest

Federal prisoners said to be the most dangerous are sent to a special unit at an Illinois penitentiary. NPR and The Marshall Project have uncovered violence, abuse and a string of inmate deaths there.

Bobby Everson and a letter he wrote to his family while he was incarcerated in the Special Management Unit at the new U.S. penitentiary in Thomson, Ill. Aaron Marin for NPR hide caption

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How the newest federal prison became one of the deadliest

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Preventive care should be free to patients under the Affordable Care Act, but Elizabeth Melville of Sunapee, NH., was charged $2,185 for a colonoscopy in 2021. Philip Keith/KHN hide caption

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Cancer screenings like colonoscopies are supposed to be free. Hers cost $2,185

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Volunteers from Belarus practice at a shooting range near Warsaw, Poland, on May 20. Belarusians are among those who have answered a call by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for foreign fighters to go to Ukraine and join the International Legion for the Territorial Defense of Ukraine. Michal Dyjuk/AP hide caption

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These Belarusians join the fight against Russia, defying their Moscow-backed regime

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The number of competitive swing seats for the U.S. House is on the decline. Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP hide caption

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U.S. House loses more 'swing' in 2022

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