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Inside Story
When Kids Are Punished Like Adults
Cleveland
The High Cost of a Conversation From Cuyahoga County Jail
Cleveland
‘You Ain’t No Big Man’: Videos Show Disparities in Cleveland Police Response to Kids in Crisis
News and Awards
February 2
The Marshall Project Partners with VICE World News to Launch New Criminal Justice TV Series
Inside Story brings news, interviews and profiles into U.S. prisons and jails.
By
The Marshall Project
The Marshall Project Inside
January 30
The Marshall Project and VICE News to Launch Inside Story Show
Developed by formerly incarcerated people, the video series brings news, interviews and profiles into U.S. prisons and jails.
By
Lawrence Bartley
and
Donald Washington, Jr.
The Record
The
most popular topics
in criminal justice today
Tyre Nichols
Police Accountability
Memphis, Tennessee
Police Tactics
Excessive Force
Memphis Police Department
"Scorpion" unit (Memphis Police Department)
Department of Justice
Closing Argument
January 28
Tyre Nichols’ Death: How Black Officers Alone Can’t Stop Brutal Policing
A dialogue with Wilbert L. Cooper, a reporter from a family of Black officers, on why Black officers are no cure for police violence.
By
Jamiles Lartey
and
Wilbert L. Cooper
The Marshall Project Inside
January 27
Giving Incarcerated People What They Want — Better News Access
The Marshall Project explains its decision to offer free news to incarcerated people on tablets that otherwise charge users.
By
Lawrence Bartley
Closing Argument
January 21
How Police Unions Try to Tilt the Scales on Oversight Boards
As more cities set up police watchdogs, some officers’ unions seek new ways to try to weaken them.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Feature
January 21
It’s Not Just a Police Problem, Americans Are Opting Out of Government Jobs
Data shows declines in public-sector employment, even as the private job market has rebounded.
By
Daphne Duret
and
Weihua Li
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
At celebration of life for Tyre Nichols, mourners hear calls for change
Sex abuse of inmates in prison, jail is underreported and ongoing
Joseph Franco Case Dismissed After Prosecutors Withheld Evidence
An alleged Ponzi scheme preyed on Mormons. It ended with FBI gunfire.
Texas executes inmate for 2007 fatal shooting of Dallas cop
In Philly, Will More Police Officers Reduce Gun Violence?
Video adds to questions about police shooting of a double amputee holding a knife
When postpartum psychosis turns a mother into a killer: Advocates call for alternatives in prosecuting the unthinkable
Talking Points: Medical examiner's 34 years of work now under question
Opinion
Are Jan. 6 Defendants Getting a Fair Shake from DC Juries? Comparing Jury and Bench Trial Outcomes
Kathy Hochul vetoes wrongful death reform bill, picking another fight with Democrats.
Mexico's former top cop Genaro García Luna goes on trial in El Chapo-linked case
Opinion
Bias Played Part in F.B.I.’s Jan. 6 Failure, Documents Suggest
Trump’s Killing Spree – Rolling Stone
‘Unconstitutional’ public defense systems upend lives, freedom across West
Why did the Maryland State Police Superintendent Dalaine M. Brady's traffic stop last only 8 seconds?
After 21 days, final Texas prisoner ends hunger strike against solitary confinement
News
January 20
‘Pig Slop’ No More? Texas Prisons Detail Plan To Improve Food
The move follows our investigation revealing meals of raw potatoes, moldy bread.
By
Keri Blakinger
Life Inside
January 20
How an Illicit Cell Phone Helped Me Take College Courses from Prison
“I didn’t want to give any type of indication that I am in prison, because I didn’t want to be kicked out.”
By
Anonymous
as told to
Charlotte West
Feature
January 19
The Many Ingenious Ways People in Prison Use (Forbidden) Cell Phones
Despite the security concerns of administrators, incarcerated people use phones to hustle, make TikToks or publicize prison conditions.
By
Keri Blakinger
Closing Argument
January 14
Virginia School Shooting Tests How Young Is Too Young to be Prosecuted
Nearly half of U.S. states have no minimum age for prosecution, unlike most nations.
By
Jamiles Lartey