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Even Where Abortion Is Legal, People in Jail Face Huge Barriers
Jackson
Who Can and Can’t Vote in Mississippi: A Guide to the State’s Lifetime Voting Ban
Closing Argument
They’re Not Cops. They Don’t Have Guns. But They’re Responding to More 911 Calls.
News Inside
March 22
Her Story
Issue 16 highlights women’s experiences in the U.S. criminal justice system.
By
Lawrence Bartley
Cleveland
March 22
For a Handful of Lawyers in Cuyahoga County, Juvenile Cases Are Big Business
Judges steered two-thirds of cases involving kids accused of crimes to just 10 lawyers in one year, according to a Marshall Project - Cleveland analysis.
By
Doug Livingston
and
Rachel Dissell
The Record
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Donald Trump
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California
New York
Undocumented immigrants
Texas
Immigration
2024 election
Cleveland
March 21
Cleveland Promised Oversight of Police Surveillance. The Work Hasn’t Been Done
In 2022, Mayor Bibb pledged to form a panel to address concerns over cameras and high-tech tools. It’s finally set to happen.
By
Mark Puente
Closing Argument
March 16
When Police Encounters With Autistic People Turn Fatal
The death of a 15-year-old is once again raising questions about training on neurodivergent and mental health diagnoses among law enforcement agencies.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Life Inside
March 15
Boxer Shorts Blues: My Path to Gender-Affirming Underwear in Prison
Nonbinary writer K.C. Johnson soon learned that behind bars, even their underwear was subject to deliberations.
By
K.C. Johnson
Cleveland
March 13
He’s in an Ohio Prison for Exposing Someone to HIV - Even Though He Couldn’t Transmit the Virus
Ohio has six laws that criminalize living with HIV, leading to at least 200 prosecutions in recent years.
By
Ken Schneck
, The Buckeye Flame, and
Rachel Dissell
, The Marshall Project
Opening Statement
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NY judge issues gag order on Trump in hush money trial
‘Yo Soy la Mamá’: A Migrant Mother’s Struggle to Get Back Her Son
Bryan Stevenson Reclaims the Monument, in the Heart of the Deep South
'I was just numb': Utah forced to move hotels after racial hate crimes during NCAA Tournament
Felony charges against Ken Paxton to be dropped
Illinois parole official quits after police say a freed felon attacked a woman and killed her son
MI Lawmakers Working to Fix Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Program — ProPublica
Murdaugh murder trial clerk resigns amid jury tampering investigation
The Public Has a Right to Trump's Speedy Trial
Immigration is Not Invasion
Opinion
Joe Biden’s DOJ prosecutes journalist Tim Burke while pretending otherwise.
Checkpoint Dreams
Assange Extradition On Hold Until U.S. Gives More Assurances
Ricky Smith Tried to Escape Prison Three Times. Is 30 Years In Solitary Confinement Enough? His last attempt was in 1993
Survivors of sexual assault in juvenile detention are speaking out
Former Ohio House Speaker Hit With 10 Additional Felony Charges
Revealed: a California city is training AI to spot homeless encampments
Cleveland
March 13
Ohio Is Among 34 States That Criminalize People Living With HIV. Who Gets Prosecuted?
Cuyahoga County prosecutes the most people under laws with heightened penalties.
By
Rachel Dissell
, The Marshall Project, and
Ken Schneck
, The Buckeye Flame
Closing Argument
March 9
These States Are Once Again Embracing ‘Tough-on-Crime’ Laws
Louisiana is one of several states passing punitive measures in response to public fears.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Cleveland
March 5
Meet the Candidates Running for Judge in Cuyahoga County’s Primary Election
What voters need to know about the judicial candidates on the March 19 primary ballot.
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Closing Argument
March 2
How Federal Prisons Are Getting Worse
Government watchdog agencies found hundreds of preventable deaths and excessive use of solitary confinement.
By
Jamiles Lartey
and
Christie Thompson