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Arrested, Shackled and Deported from Florida — Despite a Federal Court Order
Feature
Dozens of Teens Who Spent Time at Abusive Florida Reform School Ended Up on Death Row
Closing Argument
How the “Big Beautiful Bill” Will Change Criminal Justice and Immigration
News
July 11
Shackled For Days and Weeks: A Federal Report Finds Widespread Abuse in Prisons
The report, by the Justice Department’s internal watchdog, comes after an investigative series by The Marshall Project and NPR exposed similar abuses.
By
Joseph Shapiro
, NPR
Closing Argument
July 5
How the Supreme Court Ruled Differently in Immigration and Criminal Justice Cases
In a term marked by rulings limiting immigrants’ rights, the court sided with several other people harmed by the criminal justice system.
By
Rebecca McCray
The Record
The
most popular topics
in criminal justice today
Second Trump administration
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
ICE
Department of Justice
Immigration
Immigration Detention
Undocumented immigrants
Florida
Life Inside
July 4
What, to the American Incarcerated Person, Is Your Fourth of July?
In the spirit of Frederick Douglass’ historic speech, 20 currently and formerly incarcerated Americans explain what Independence Day means to them.
Reported by
Martin Garcia
,
Aala Abdullahi
,
Beth Schwartzapfel
,
Rebecca McCray
,
Annaliese Griffin
,
Nicole Lewis
,
Brittany Hailer
and
Louis Fields
Edited by
Akiba Solomon
Cleveland
July 3
‘I’m About to Die Here’: What a Power Outage and Heatwave Were Like in a Jail With No AC
Cuyahoga County officials say no one incarcerated in the jail needed treatment for heat illness. People inside say it was life-threatening.
By
Doug Livingston
and
Brittany Hailer
Jackson
July 2
‘Hold People Accountable’: Why Mississippi Courts Must Now Produce Public Defense Plans
The state Supreme Court wants to know how local courts provide lawyers, if any, to poor people after their arrest.
By
Caleb Bedillion
Feature
July 1
Why a Prison Town That Voted for Trump Is Fighting an Immigration Detention Facility
Leavenworth, Kansas, is nearly synonymous with prisons. But when CoreCivic announced plans to detain immigrants there, residents pushed back.
By
Cary Aspinwall
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
ICE declares millions of undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings
Two-thirds of the DOJ unit defending Trump policies in court have quit
ICE Lawyers Are Hiding Their Names in Immigration Court
Against Illegal Immigration, but Married to Someone Here Illegally
Michael Bernard Bell executed in Florida for 1993 double murder
Officer Lasso died living the American dream: prosecutors
Judge orders LA prosecutors to explain why Menendez brothers' conviction shouldn't be re-examined
Alabama police know they don’t have to show bodycam videos to families: ‘Why hide it?’
Vermont keeps youth for weeks at a temporary locked facility that ‘just isn’t built’ for long-term stays
Opinion
What to Make of the Justice Department’s Denaturalization Initiative
Trump Wants You to Believe in Conspiracies. Just Not That One
The Young GOPer Behind “Alligator Alcatraz” Is the Dark Future of MAGA
The Paramount and Global Law Firm Settlements With Trump Don’t Constitute Bribery
How Trans Prisoners Are Dealing With The Trump Administration's Attacks
NJ reporters face unconstitutional charges for refusing to unpublish news
Kentucky church shooting suspect had an upcoming domestic violence hearing
The Rapid Rise of Killings by Police in Rural America
NY clerk again refuses to enforce Texas judgment against doctor who provided abortion pills
Closing Argument
June 28
How ‘Coercive Control’ Is Expanding Domestic Abuse Laws in Several States
The concept takes into account nonphysical tactics abusers use to trap their partners. But some worry the new laws will hurt victims.
By
Alysia Santo
Life Inside
June 27
Why I Blew the Whistle on Extreme Confinement on Rikers Island
Social worker Justyna Rzewinski saw people with mental illness “deadlocked” in their cells for months without sunlight, human contact — or medication.
By
Justyna Rzewinski
St. Louis
June 26
Judges in Missouri Can Levy Death if Juries Deadlock. Some Say the Law Is Unconstitutional.
Missouri is one of two states where a judge can hand down death when juries cannot agree unanimously on a sentence.
By
Katie Moore
Cleveland
June 23
How Ohio Prison Staff Open and Read Confidential Legal Mail
An anti-drug smuggling policy has slowed the delivery of time-sensitive court documents as prison staff read letters protected by attorney-client privilege.
By
Doug Livingston