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How we made the first comprehensive map of deaths along the US border’s “virtual wall”
Publisher description: Our 15-month investigation into death and surveillance along the US-Mexico border began with a simple question: Why did so many people die near government surveillance towers meant to help track and apprehend them? This story is part of Dying on Camera, a collaboration between MIT Technology Review and Times of San Diego. Journalists in both newsrooms spent the past…
MIT Technology Review | Sep 21, 2026 | James O'Donnell
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The result of our investigation is the first comprehensive map and analysis of deaths near border surveillance towers. In Yuma County, Arizona, No More Deaths requests records from the Yuma County medical examiner. Tower types Our analysis focused on towers of three main types.
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