The debut book from Pamela Colloff, a Texas-based investigative reporter for ProPublica and staff writer for the New York Times Magazine, complicates romantic notions of the scam artist and invites re...

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My conversation with Pamela Colloff, author of the gripping new book "Catch the Devil," about a giant loophole she found in our justice system, and how to write in an age of shrinking attention sp

In “Catch the Devil,” Pamela Colloff vividly tells the true story of the con man who traded on other prisoners’ “confessions” for clemency.

"Catch the Devil" chronicles jailhouse informant Paul Skalnik's manipulation of the criminal justice system.

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The author of “Catch the Devil” on criminal justice reporting and keeping readers hooked. Plus: Ellie Silverman finds the true story behind a now-viral photo

Pamela Colloff’s debut book is a propulsive study of a fatally flawed tactic beloved by prosecutors in Texas and beyond.

In “Catch the Devil,” Pamela Colloff vividly tells the true story of the con man who traded on other prisoners’ “confessions” for clemency.

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Jailhouse testimony can earn witnesses a lighter sentence. Is that a problem?

Jailhouse testimony can earn witnesses a lighter sentence. Is that a problem?

In "Catch the Devil," Pamela Colloff details how a prolific jailhouse snitch manipulated the courts for decades — and, for a moment, even got the better of her.

Early last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis began signing death warrants at a faster rate than ever before. What followed was the most intense period of executions the state has carried out in more than eight ...

In “Catch the Devil,” Pamela Colloff vividly tells the true story of the con man who traded on other prisoners’ “confessions” for clemency.

In “Catch the Devil,” Pamela Colloff vividly tells the true story of the con man who traded on other prisoners’ “confessions” for clemency.

“A feat of dogged reporting, bravura storytelling, and clear-eyed moral conscience." —Patrick Radden Keefe

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