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Even Where Abortion Is Legal, People in Jail Face Huge Barriers
Jackson
Who Can and Can’t Vote in Mississippi: A Guide to the State’s Lifetime Voting Ban
Closing Argument
They’re Not Cops. They Don’t Have Guns. But They’re Responding to More 911 Calls.
News Inside
March 22
Her Story
Issue 16 highlights women’s experiences in the U.S. criminal justice system.
By
Lawrence Bartley
Cleveland
March 22
For a Handful of Lawyers in Cuyahoga County, Juvenile Cases Are Big Business
Judges steered two-thirds of cases involving kids accused of crimes to just 10 lawyers in one year, according to a Marshall Project - Cleveland analysis.
By
Doug Livingston
and
Rachel Dissell
The Record
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Cleveland
March 21
Cleveland Promised Oversight of Police Surveillance. The Work Hasn’t Been Done
In 2022, Mayor Bibb pledged to form a panel to address concerns over cameras and high-tech tools. It’s finally set to happen.
By
Mark Puente
Closing Argument
March 16
When Police Encounters With Autistic People Turn Fatal
The death of a 15-year-old is once again raising questions about training on neurodivergent and mental health diagnoses among law enforcement agencies.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Life Inside
March 15
Boxer Shorts Blues: My Path to Gender-Affirming Underwear in Prison
Nonbinary writer K.C. Johnson soon learned that behind bars, even their underwear was subject to deliberations.
By
K.C. Johnson
Cleveland
March 13
He’s in an Ohio Prison for Exposing Someone to HIV - Even Though He Couldn’t Transmit the Virus
Ohio has six laws that criminalize living with HIV, leading to at least 200 prosecutions in recent years.
By
Ken Schneck
, The Buckeye Flame, and
Rachel Dissell
, The Marshall Project
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Data Shows the Rural South Has a Gun Violence Problem
Election denier who Trump wanted to take over DOJ invokes the 5th in disbarment hearing
Appeals court keeps hold on Texas' SB4 immigration law while it consider its legality
Drugs: Every 10 minutes, it will kill another American. There’s a radical solution we won’t even consider.
CCA withdraws intellectually-disabled man from death row
Sheldon Silver’s Lonely Last Days Reveal Isolation of Dying Federal Prisoners
Chicago cops with histories of misconduct made hundreds of arrests
Family of Black man killed by Boston police to get millions in settlement with city
New information unearthed about NC Parole Commission
How to outrun Trump’s efforts to outrun the law: Supreme Court accountability.
New criminal-justice laws bring unforeseen consequences
The “Continue Withholding” Directive in Trump v. United States
A prosecutor removed me from jury service for questionable reasons. Could it have been because of the color of my skin?
If Electronic Monitoring Is Going To Expand In Hawaii, There Needs To Be Better Public Data
Why was 2023 such a deadly year in Los Angeles County jails?
As Memphis crime grows, mayor creates Black Mayors’ Coalition on Crime
New California Court for the Mentally Ill Tests a State’s Liberal Values
DNA test says it can predict opioid addiction risk. Skeptics aren’t so sure.
New Guam report finds judicial influence over indigent defense
Cleveland
March 13
Ohio Is Among 34 States That Criminalize People Living With HIV. Who Gets Prosecuted?
Cuyahoga County prosecutes the most people under laws with heightened penalties.
By
Rachel Dissell
, The Marshall Project, and
Ken Schneck
, The Buckeye Flame
Closing Argument
March 9
These States Are Once Again Embracing ‘Tough-on-Crime’ Laws
Louisiana is one of several states passing punitive measures in response to public fears.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Cleveland
March 5
Meet the Candidates Running for Judge in Cuyahoga County’s Primary Election
What voters need to know about the judicial candidates on the March 19 primary ballot.
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Closing Argument
March 2
How Federal Prisons Are Getting Worse
Government watchdog agencies found hundreds of preventable deaths and excessive use of solitary confinement.
By
Jamiles Lartey
and
Christie Thompson