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Closing Argument
The Parents Paying for Their Children’s Crimes
Life Inside
I Had a Tough Job at My Brooklyn Jail: Keeping Men From Taking Their Own Lives
Analysis
This Supreme Court Case on Homelessness May Limit Prisoner Rights and Expand Executions
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
Life Inside
April 5
I Made 13 Cents an Hour as a Prison Janitor. Here’s Why I Donated My Wages to Gaza Relief
It’s a common misconception that once someone enters jail or prison, they lose their interest in the outside world.
By
Hamzah Jihad Furqaani
as told to
Aala Abdullahi
The Record
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New York
Donald Trump
election interference
History
The People v. Donald J. Trump
Juvenile Justice
O.J. Simpson
California
Jackson
April 4
Terror, Murder and Jim Crow Laws: Inside Mississippi’s Racial Voter Intimidation History
Black Mississippians’ right to vote has constantly been under threat. A recent bill that would have restored voting rights to thousands died in committee.
By
Daja E. Henry
Jackson
April 4
How Mississippi’s Jim Crow Laws Still Haunt Black Voters Today
After the U.S. Civil War, white supremacists used felony disenfranchisement to suppress the Black vote. Even now, restoring rights has hit a roadblock.
By
Daja E. Henry
News and Awards
April 3
The Marshall Project Wins Prestigious National Magazine Award for General Excellence
This is the third time the news site has won for the breadth and ambition of its coverage.
By
The Marshall Project
Death Sentences
April 3
He Faces Execution. His Lawyers May Have Earned Less Than $4 per Hour.
Some death penalty lawyers get paid the same no matter how long they work on a case. Critics say it’s a perverse incentive when a life is at stake.
By
Maurice Chammah
and
Keri Blakinger
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
How to Impanel a Jury in the Criminal Trial of a Former President
House passes modified surveillance bill after it failed earlier this week
Judge rejects defense efforts to dismiss Hunter Biden’s gun case
Mentally ill man jailed for 20 days with no charges
Joy Hibbs' murder case went cold until Pennsylvania police asked questions of their own
Even with work permits, migrants in shelters struggle to find self-sustaining jobs
Elkhart, IN, Prosecutor Accused of Misconduct for Making Contradictory Allegations — ProPublica
Dexter Reed shooting sparks outcry about traffic stops
Jeffrey Toobin Got His Big Break on O.J. Simpson's . He Says Trump’s Trial Will Be a Whole New Kind of Spectacle.
Opinion
To many Black Americans, the O.J. Simpson trial was about more than the verdict
Opinion
A border need not be a wall
She repeatedly reported a prison guard’s sexual abuse. It took years for officials to believe her
In reversal, more areas allow high-speed police chases • Stateline
Georgia Bookstore Sues Gwinnett County Jail Over Book Shipment Ban
Abu Ghraib survivors bring their torture claims to a US court
Many states don’t educate people sentenced to life. Now some are coming home.
Closing Argument
March 30
This Ain’t Just Texas: More States Want Power to Wage ‘War’ on Migrants
Several states are sending troops to the Southern border, even as the legal battle over immigration enforcement rages on.
By
Jamiles Lartey
News
March 26
Even Where Abortion Is Legal, People in Jail Face Huge Barriers
New reviews of jail policies in 13 states found vague, confusing or nonexistent guidelines and major hurdles to obtaining an abortion.
By
Shannon Heffernan
Jackson
March 25
Who Can and Can’t Vote in Mississippi: A Guide to the State’s Lifetime Voting Ban
This guide offers details about the state’s disenfranchisement laws and how you may still be able to vote from jail, even with a conviction.
By
Caleb Bedillion
Closing Argument
March 23
They’re Not Cops. They Don’t Have Guns. But They’re Responding to More 911 Calls.
A new generation of first responders is handling mental health calls and other emergencies in cities across the U.S.
By
Jamiles Lartey