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The San Quentin Prison Album That Should Have Been a Classic
Closing Argument
How The Supreme Court Is Tightening Early Prison Release

The Marshall Project

An illustration shows a Black man standing at the edge of a cliff, in front of a large hole. The man is holding cash in one hand and looking up at the shadow of a large, open hand.
Life Inside June 5
I Have No Way to Pay My Six-Figure Restitution
A criminal court sentenced Harold Doby III to a $155,000 restitution. Falling behind could send him back to prison.
By Harold Doby III with
A photo shows a White woman, Sandra Hafraoui, with medium-length blonde hair, standing outside Delaney Hall, an ICE detention center. She is wearing a black, zip-up hoodie sweatshirt, and metal fencing and a two-story building is visible behind her.
The Frame June 3
108 Days Apart: A Wife’s Fight to Free Her Husband From Delaney Hall
Sandra Hafraoui spent months trying to bring her husband home after ICE detained him on a 16-year-old deportation order he didn’t know existed.
By Corrie Aune and
A grid of surveillance footage images from the Cuyahoga County jail.
Cleveland June 3
Cuyahoga County Jail Leaders Knew Their Cameras Were Broken and Took 4 Years to Fix Them
A glitch in the surveillance system discovered in 2022 has finally been fixed. Families and inspectors could have used that evidence.
By
A color photo shows a Black woman in a blue vest chanting into a megaphone while holding a sign that says "protect our vote." The woman is part of a crowd with signs and flags.
Jackson June 2
How the U.S. Supreme Court’s Callais Ruling Erased a Key Mississippi Voting Rights Victory
A major legal win for Black Mississippians that was supposed to lead to new elections for the state Supreme Court was wiped away.
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A photo shows Leslie Ann Celebrezze, a White woman with blond hair, wearing an ivory sweater, sitting in front of a large monitor with blue mountains and a lake on it.
Cleveland June 1
Former Cuyahoga County Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze Sentenced to 60 days in Jail and $10,000 Fine
Reporting by The Marshall Project - Cleveland leads to sentencing of former longtime Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze for steering work to a friend.
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A black-and-white illustration shows a room of mirrors with blank white pages scattered on the floor. A white silhouette stands inside each mirror.
Feature June 1
ICE Detained Them, and Then They Vanished
Under Trump, the U.S. increasingly sends immigrants all over the nation with little warning, leaving families and attorneys unsure where they are.
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Redemption Songs May 31
How Rapper G. Dep Went From Incarcerated to ‘Influential’
The Harlem MC explains how prison gave him the freedom to rap about more than material things.
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A silhouette of a person looks out of a window of a detention facility surrounded by barbed wire. Two agents with helmets and protective gear stand in the foreground.
Closing Argument May 30
Bad Food. Poor Care. No Toilets. ICE Detention Misery Pushes Immigrants to ‘Voluntarily’ Depart.
As evidence of poor detention conditions grows, voluntary departures have skyrocketed since President Donald Trump returned to office.
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A photo shows smoke from an explosion rising in the middle of a cityscape.
News May 29
The U.S. Deported Them to Iran Just Before American Bombs Started Falling
Trump’s State Department told Americans to avoid Iran, Venezuela, Ukraine, South Sudan and other nations where the U.S. simultaneously deported people.
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Redemption Songs May 24
Meet One of the Most Prolific Artists From Prison Music’s Golden Age
Singer, songwriter, drummer and pianist Morgan White appeared on five albums inside Texas prisons. Outside, he said no to the music industry.
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