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A Prison Medical Company Faced Lawsuits From Incarcerated People. Then It Went ‘Bankrupt.’
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Mississippi Auditor: Prison Company Must Pay $2 Million for No-Show Workers
Death Sentences
He’s Facing Execution For His Daughter’s Death. Now, Science Suggests It Was An Accident.
Feature
September 18
Mississippi Courts Won’t Say How They Provide Lawyers for Poor Clients
Six years ago, the Mississippi Supreme Court told judges around the state to file plans showing how they meet their obligations to poor defendants. So far, only one has.
By
Caleb Bedillion
, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Closing Argument
September 16
This Homicide Victim’s Family Chose Reconciliation Over a Life Sentence
How a violent killing in North Carolina was resolved with a pioneering use of “restorative justice.”
By
Jamiles Lartey
The Record
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Department of Justice
Hunter Biden
Biden administration
Texas
Undocumented immigrants
January 2021 Insurrection
migrants
Colorado
Feature
September 12
What Federal Judges’ Rulings Reveal About the Memphis Police Tactics
Five judges in recent years have found that officers violated residents’ constitutional rights during traffic and pedestrian stops.
By
Daphne Duret
and
Marc Perrusquia
Testify
September 11
Cuyahoga County Judges Vowed to Reform the Bail System. Here’s What Happened.
Court officials informally changed their bail-setting practices for felony cases. Now, fewer people have to pay to get out of jail, a Marshall Project analysis shows.
By
Ilica Mahajan
and
Rachel Dissell
Testify
September 11
Six Years of Bail Reform in Cuyahoga County: A Timeline
How public pressure, inhumane jail conditions, and informal agreements reshaped the Cuyahoga County bail system.
By
Rachel Dissell
and
Ilica Mahajan
Closing Argument
September 9
When Police Kill and Use Victims’ Rights Laws to Stay Anonymous
The shooting of an Ohio pregnant woman is the latest case of police using Marsy’s Law to shield officers.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Opening Statement
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Garland grilled on Hunter Biden probe at Judiciary committee hearing
Prosecution: Defense attorneys have conflicts in Trump RICO case
Arrests of Pregnant People Spiked Ahead of Roe’s Overturn
The Kids on the Night Shift
Anthony Sanchez, on death row in Oklahoma, set to be executed Thursday
Elijah McClain death: Trial begins for 2 Aurora officers
White supremacist pleads guilty to threatening jurors, witnesses in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial
Harris County DA Kim Ogg repeatedly aimed her power at local officials
Few racial-bias complaints in Mass. police discipline database
Joe Biden is right about Merrick Garland’s job performance.
Trump’s Motion for Recusal of Judge Chutkan Is Extraordinarily Weak
GOP Candidates Mum on Criminal Justice Reform – DC Journal
Why California Gov. Gavin Newsom should sign a gun tax into law
Michigan’s Prison Crisis
Why Los Angeles Has Avoided the Migrant Crisis Hitting New York
Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
Some downstate counties struggled as bail reform took hold this week; one didn’t even try applying the new law
Billy Chemirmir, accused of murdering 22 older women, killed in prison
Feature
September 8
Migrants Desperate for Jobs Trapped in Asylum Maze
Hundreds of thousands were eligible to apply earlier for work permits, but the government only began alerting them last week.
By
Julia Preston
The Frame
September 7
Rebuilding Family After Foster Care
Bad timing and a stint in juvenile detention prevented Matthew and Terrick from accessing the foster care resources offered to their youngest brother, Joseph.
Photographs by
Max Whittaker
Feature
September 5
The Marshall Project and FRONTLINE Present ‘Two Strikes’ and ‘Tutwiler’
A special broadcast of two short documentaries gives a rare insight into life behind bars.
Two Strikes by
Ursula Liang
,
Tessa Travis
and
Cary Aspinwall
Tutwiler by
Elaine McMillion Sheldon
and
Alysia Santo
Closing Argument
September 2
Ending the Golden State Era of Solitary Confinement
California could reshape the practice as other states limit isolation. Meanwhile, prisons aren’t keeping pace.
By
Jamiles Lartey