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Closing Argument
Weinstein Ruling Poses Quandary: Can #MeToo Coexist With Protections for Defendants?
Feature
In This Police Youth Program, a Trail of Sexual Abuse Across the U.S.
Analysis
How Campus Protests Could Shape the 2024 Elections — And Not Just the Presidency
News and Awards
May 6
The Marshall Project Wins the Dart Award for “The Mercy Workers”
Our feature on mitigation specialists who help save people from the death penalty was recognized for making “significant contributions to public understanding of trauma-related issues.”
By
The Marshall Project
Jackson
May 2
Mississippi Lawmakers Considered Modest Public Defense Reforms. They Rejected All of Them.
With its refusal to impose oversight or consistent standards in local defense, Mississippi risks falling further behind rest of the U.S., critics say.
By
Caleb Bedillion
The Record
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Pro-Palestinian protests
New York
Students
Gaza
Israel
Columbia University
Palestine
Closing Argument
April 27
They Killed Their Abusive Partners. Now Their Sentences Could Be Reconsidered.
Oklahoma could re-examine how it punishes people whose crimes came after years of domestic abuse. Other states may follow.
By
Christie Thompson
and
Cary Aspinwall
Life Inside
April 26
What Being Trans in Prison Is Really Like
Amid a wave of anti-trans legislation, and the violence that often follows, four people share their experiences in the criminal justice system.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
Closing Argument
April 20
The Enduring Use of Solitary, and New Proposed Limits That Will Likely Fail (Again)
Isolation’s damaging effects are widely known. But many facilities confine people — even youth — virtually all day, sometimes in shower stalls.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Analysis
April 18
Officials Failed to Act When COVID Hit Prisons. A New Study Shows the Deadly Cost.
People in prison died at 3.4 times the rate of the free population, with the oldest hit hardest. New data holds lessons for preventing future deaths.
By
Anna Flagg
,
Jamiles Lartey
and
Shannon Heffernan
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
Trump again held in contempt for violating gag order
After Weeks of Protests, Columbia Moves Main Commencement Ceremony
For Markus Johnson, Prison and Mental Illness Equaled a Death Sentence
Georgia governor signs law requiring jailers to check immigration status of prisoners
Children are dying of fentanyl by the dozens in Missouri. A panel is calling for changes
Incarcerated people sue state leaders, alleging unconstitutional labor
Are Maine prisoners being held in solitary confinement? Without a definition, it’s hard to say
A man tried to shoot a pastor during a church service but his gun wouldn't fire, state police say
Prosecutor seeks to drop charges against five deputies in Otieno case.
War in Gaza, Shibboleths on Campus
Why Alabama's New Sex Trafficking Law Goes Too Far
Death and Detention on the Texas Border
What Is Hope Hicks Crying About?
Sexual assault survivors deserve justice. Just listening can help
Reclassifying Marijuana Could Unlock Billions in Tax Savings for Cannabis Companies
Rural America Sees Gun Deaths of Black Children and Teens Rise
More desperate migrants travel to the U.S. inside deadly cargo trucks, a Noticias Telemundo special report found.
MMIW Awareness: A Day to Remember Centuries of Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women
Surviving Baptistland
Closing Argument
April 13
The Parents Paying for Their Children’s Crimes
Experts warn about a wave of legal consequences for parents like the Crumbleys, while some states consider prosecutions for kids as young as 10.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Life Inside
April 12
I Had a Tough Job at My Brooklyn Jail: Keeping Men From Taking Their Own Lives
As a suicide prevention aide, I had to make sure my fellow detainees didn’t harm themselves. It was surprisingly easy to get such a complex job.
By
Rashon Venable
Analysis
April 10
This Supreme Court Case on Homelessness May Limit Prisoner Rights and Expand Executions
In Grants Pass v. Johnson, a town in Oregon asks the court to reconsider what constitutes “cruel and unusual punishments.”
By
Maurice Chammah
,
Shannon Heffernan
and
Beth Schwartzapfel
Closing Argument
April 6
What an Eclipse Lockdown Reveals about Dignity in Prisons and Jails
Recent lawsuits regarding the rights of incarcerated people and guards include gender, religious discrimination, and the right to watch the eclipse
By
Jamiles Lartey