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Closing Argument
Four Suicides in L.A. and the Mental Health Problem in Law Enforcement
Life Inside
Being a Corrections Officer Is Hard Enough. Doing the Job While Pregnant Is a Nightmare.
Feature
They Were Prosecuted for Using Drugs While Pregnant. But It May Not Have Been a Crime
News and Awards
November 27
Aala Abdullahi Joins The Marshall Project as Engagement Reporter
Abdullahi comes to The Marshall Project with a track record of reaching underserved audiences.
By
The Marshall Project
Cleveland
November 16
In Ohio, Losing Your License Is Easy. Getting It Back Is Complicated.
Here’s everything you need to know about the time-consuming — and expensive — process.
By
Rachel Dissell
, The Marshall Project, and
Kellie Morris
, Cleveland Documenters
The Record
The
most popular topics
in criminal justice today
Donald Trump
Gun Violence
insurrection
New York
migrants
Palestinian-Americans
Burlington, Vermont
2024 election
Feature
November 15
A Warden Tried to Fix an Abusive Prison. He Faced Death Threats.
He was tasked with ending abuse at a federal penitentiary, but he says his own officers and the Bureau of Prisons stood in the way.
By
Christie Thompson
,
Beth Schwartzapfel
, The Marshall Project and
Joseph Shapiro
, NPR
Closing Argument
November 11
Supreme Court Takes on Gun Cases as State Laws Shift
The court is considering the safety of victims of domestic violence, bump stocks and more.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Cleveland
November 9
After Nearly 40 Years Behind Bars, Ohio Man Pins Hopes on DNA Testing
Samuel Herring hopes the first-ever testing in a notorious 1984 rape will add another exoneration to the Ohio Innocence Project’s resume.
By
Mark Puente
, The Marshall Project and
Tara Morgan
, News 5 Cleveland
Q&A
November 6
The Untold Story of How Crack Shaped the Justice System
In a new book, a journalist wrestles with how lessons from America’s response to crack resonate in the opioid era.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
Braving 'La Bestia'
Anatomy of a Fake Attack
Jason Eaton pleads not guilty in shooting of students in Vermont
Missouri inmates run their own corner of the prison
OxyContin maker's settlement plan divides victims of opioid crisis
Gone Are America’s Cushiest Federal Prisons
Chicago scrambles to house migrants as winter approaches
With Trump moving closer to renomination, rewriting Jan. 6 attack gains urgency
A Troubling Trump Pardon and a Link to the Kushners
Opinion
Suspect in attack on D.C. preschool teachers never got long-term care
Powerful Activists and Lawmakers Have Blocked Post-Roe Abortion Ban Exceptions — ProPublica
Iowa Republican’s wife convicted of voter fraud to help him in 2020 elections
Trump’s trial tactics echo Chicago. Will Judge Engoron take the bait?
Police Commission rules LAPD shooting of mentally ill man was not justified
What Happens to a School Shooter’s Sister?
What I learned from watching a 24-hour police pursuit channel
Opinion
Atmore, Alabama, newspaper finds itself in a fight for press freedom
Closing Argument
November 4
The Prison Soul Band That Opened for Stevie Wonder
The band The Power of Attorney flourished when more Americans saw incarcerated people as more than their crimes.
By
Maurice Chammah
Analysis
November 3
New Data Shows Violent Crime Is Up… And Also Down.
Property crime and violence against young people are both up, recent federal data shows, but other crime trends are murkier.
By
Weihua Li
and
Jamiles Lartey
Life Inside
November 3
Prison Is a Dangerous Place for LGBTQ+ People. I Made a Safe Space in the Library.
As a queer teen, Michael Shane Hale found belonging in books. Here’s how he built a place where everyone can read in peace in prison.
By
Michael Shane Hale
News
November 1
This Radio Show Connects People Behind Bars With the Outside World
Prisoncast! — a special audio project from WBEZ Chicago — brings the sounds of life beyond prison walls to incarcerated people in Illinois.
By
Nicole Lewis
and
Shannon Heffernan