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Closing Argument
When Police Encounters With Autistic People Turn Fatal
Life Inside
Boxer Shorts Blues: My Path to Gender-Affirming Underwear in Prison
Cleveland
Ohio Is Among 34 States That Criminalize People Living With HIV. Who Gets Prosecuted?
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
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
The Record
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Donald Trump
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Undocumented immigrants
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
Cleveland
February 28
Black Drivers Still Paying ‘Bratenahl Tax’ in Affluent Cleveland Suburb
Bratenahl police are taking more anti-bias training as new data show two-thirds of tickets are handed to Black drivers.
By
Mark Puente
, The Marshall Project and
Tara Morgan
, News 5 Cleveland
Closing Argument
February 24
Knock, Knock! Who’s There? The Police.
What happens when a joke carries criminal charges?
By
Lakeidra Chavis
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
Supreme Court Sides With Government on Reduced Sentencing Law
Trump Says Some Migrants Are ‘Not People’ and Predicts a ‘Blood Bath’ if He Loses
Nathan Wade resigns, allowing Fulton DA Fani Willis to move ahead with Georgia Trump case
Trump's trial in New York hush money case delayed until April : NPR
Judge appoints special master to oversee California prison after rampant abuse
In Cleveland Prosecutor’s Office, a Long Trail of Death Sentences and Wrongful Convictions
Sheriff had cause to take Maine shooter into custody before attack: report
Republicans Move to Block a Policing Change Made After Tyre Nichols’s Death
State extends contract with ‘uniquely terrible’ prison health provider
D.C.’s Crime Problem Is a Democracy Problem
Can Congress Disqualify Trump After the Supreme Court’s Section 3 Ruling?
The ‘Bad Guys’
Eight Possible Explanations
Trump trials: The Stormy Daniels documentary on Peacock tells a darker story about her.
Patients from the courts add strain to state's psych hospitals
Crumbley convictions set a legal precedent for parents that could reach beyond shootings
Harnett County man's 25-year prison stay ends after new analysis comes to light
Mississippi officer pleads guilty to forcing prisoner to lick urine off floor
Prosecutors seek from 40 to 50 years in prison for Sam Bankman-Fried for cryptocurrency fraud
Jackson
February 22
This Mississippi Court Appoints Lawyers for Just 1 in 5 Defendants Before Indictment
Mississippi is known as one of the worst states for public defense. In one lower court, most defendants went without any lawyer before indictment.
By
Caleb Bedillion
Closing Argument
February 17
What Crime Data Says About the Effects of Texas Busing Migrants
The influx has sparked fears of rising crime in some cities. The Marshall Project looked at policing data to see if the anxiety reflects reality.
By
Geoff Hing
,
Weihua Li
and
Ilica Mahajan
Life Inside
February 16
I Never Thought I Could Fall In Love With a Woman. Then Came Prison.
We call straight women who couple up with fellow prisoners “gay for the stay.” That slang masks the complexity — and often beauty — of these bonds.
By
Samantha Vantassell
Feature
February 15
Spit Hoods Can Be Deadly. Police Keep Using Them Anyway.
Police cite studies saying the mesh bags are safe. But experts say the studies are flawed — and deaths in custody raise troubling questions.
By
Daphne Duret