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Analysis
Officials Failed to Act When COVID Hit Prisons. A New Study Shows the Deadly Cost.
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
April 10
This Supreme Court Case on Homelessness May Limit Prisoner Rights and Expand Executions
In Grants Pass v. Johnson, a town in Oregon asks the court to reconsider what constitutes “cruel and unusual punishments”.
By
Maurice Chammah
,
Shannon Heffernan
and
Beth Schwartzapfel
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
The Record
The
most popular topics
in criminal justice today
New York
The People v. Donald J. Trump
Donald Trump
Jury Selection
History
Supreme Court
election interference
hush money
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
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
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
Senate dismisses impeachment charges against Mayorkas
'It Has To End': Justices Mull Finality In 32-Year Murder Saga
And on the third day, Trump rested. Why the hush money trial goes dark on Wednesdays.
Leo Schofield Jr., convicted of 1987 murder in Polk, is granted parole
Why Did Gun Violence in Buffalo Decline Dramatically in 2023?
A DNA error and an overlooked note: Family express outrage over police investigation of Texas woman’s killing
Georgia prosecutors renew challenge of a law they say undermines their authority
Ex-financial counselor pleads guilty in Army life-insurance scheme
How This Trump Prosecution Could Have Happened Years Ago
What did Mayorkas do? Nothing worth impeachment. And Republicans know it
Public Corruption Cases and Ethics Reform at the Supreme Court
Secret Rift Over Data Center Fueled Push to Expand FISA Surveillance Program
Judge in Karen Read trial should allow third-party evidence
U.S. to Pay Victims of Larry Nassar $100 Million Over FBI Failures
'Unabomber' Ted Kaczynski had late-stage rectal cancer and was 'depressed' before prison suicide, autopsy says
Federal judge denies request from a lonely "El Chapo" for phone calls, visits with daughters and wife
Two Kennedy children oppose re-election of progressive L.A. prosecutor
Conservative US judge blasts judiciary for 'forum shaming'
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
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