Why a Prison-Reform Activist Broke Into Jail—and Planted Weapons There

In 2019, Nashville jail staff discovered weapons hidden inside the building, planted by one of America's most respected prison-reform activists.

A baffling true-crime puzzle: why would a reform advocate sneak weapons into a jail?

In 2019, officers at Nashville’s new central jail uncovered an astonishing plot: someone had been coming into the facility and hiding weapons in its infrastructure. The perpetrator was Alexander Friedmann, one of the mos

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