She was sentenced to prison for voting. Her story is part of a Republican effort to intimidate others

Crystal Mason was convicted of voter fraud after the 2016 election, when she cast a ballot without realizing she was ineligible to vote

American psyche: a new series exploring the angst at the heart of the American election

It was the day of the full solar eclipse on the outskirts of Fort Worth last April, and Crystal Mason was trying, just for a second, to relax.