With Its Eyes on Trump's Midterm Defeat, The NAACP town halls are scheduled for Texas, New York, California, North Carolina, Arizona, Wisconsin, Ohio and Maryland.

Analysts say the stakes are high, and too many communities—especially Black and marginalized ones—could feel the heat from the chaos first.

Troy Dugas is supposed to serve five years in prison for assaulting a family member, but a costly error allowed him freedom instead.