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Closing Argument
How Trump Is Trying to Expand the Already Colossal U.S. Prison System
Jackson
Search Mississippi Criminal Justice Bills as They Move Through the Legislature
Life Inside
Prison Wedding Rules: No Cake, No Lace, But Lots of Love
News and Awards
February 11
The Marshall Project Announces St. Louis Local News Team
This will be our third local news team; this one will produce investigative, data and engagement journalism to serve audiences across Missouri.
By
The Marshall Project
Analysis
February 11
Trump’s Executive Order Sows Confusion for Transgender Federal Prisoners
Without guidance from the Bureau of Prisons, trans people are “told one thing from one staff person and a totally different thing from another.”
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
The Record
The
most popular topics
in criminal justice today
Second Trump administration
Department of Justice
New York
Immigration
Eric Adams
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
migrants
Undocumented immigrants
St. Louis
February 11
Got a Story About the Justice System in St. Louis? We’re All Ears
Your input helps us decide what issues The Marshall Project - St. Louis should dig into next.
By
Ivy Scott
Closing Argument
February 8
How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Blurs the Lines Between Reality, Rumor and Theater
ICE arrests, including “collateral arrests,” are up — and often in front of cameras. But experts say the data is incomplete — and hoaxes abound.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Life Inside
February 7
‘Friendly Signs’ Documentary Follows One Man’s Quest to Create Community for Deaf Prisoners
Director Rahsaan “New York” Thomas explores the impact of Tommy Wickerd’s sign language class at San Quentin and the challenges of prison filmmaking.
By
Aala Abdullahi
Cleveland
February 5
Under Pressure, Cuyahoga County Releases Video of Teen’s Shooting by Deputy
After four months, the county provided body cam footage, and is weighing policy changes amid a Marshall Project and News 5 Cleveland investigation.
By
Mark Puente
, The Marshall Project and
Tara Morgan
, News 5 Cleveland
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
Manhattan’s Federal Prosecutor Quits After Adams Case Is Ordered Dropped
Since Trump’s ‘Emergency,’ What Is Actually Happening on the Border?
DAs Promised to Help Wrongfully Convicted New…
With career officials gone, Justice and FBI lose national security expertise
Texas executes man for 2004 double killing in a dispute with his strip club manager
A Tennessee inmate on death row says he is on hunger strike over medical care and other issues
Local DA says immigrant crime victims are going silent amid deportation fears, letting abusers free • Source New Mexico
Illinois data shows inmates with violent records from shuttered prison sent to medium-security sites
Firebrand Southern California sheriff will run to succeed Gavin Newsom
Trump Now Has Eric Adams on a Short Leash
Protecting Youth in the Criminal Justice System
The Situation: The FBI Director Can’t Be A Liar
What If the Trump Administration Defies a Court Order?
Designating Cartels as FTOs Will Make Our Country Less Secure
In Santa Fe School Shooting Trial, a Texas Lawyer’s Own Grief
States debate prison spending as needs grow but budgets tighten • Stateline
New Mexico jury convicts former officer in fatal shooting of Black man at gas station
Ending Business as Usual: The Need for Alabama Civil Asset Forfeiture Data Transparency
Andrea Armstrong is a lawyer who fights for the rights of the incarcerated
Death Sentences
February 4
Why This Physician Testifies in Favor of the Firing Squad
James Williams is an ER doctor, a hunter, a gunshot victim — and the go-to expert for death row prisoners seeking an alternative to lethal injection.
By
Maurice Chammah
Closing Argument
February 1
How the U.S. Turned Away From the Death Penalty and Toward ‘Death by Incarceration’
The number of people imprisoned for life continues to climb, even as the overall prison population declines.
By
Cary Aspinwall
Investigate This
January 31
Journalists: How to Report on Deaths in Jails and Prisons
When you get a tip about a death or multiple deaths in your local jail or prison, there are concrete steps you can take to start investigating.
By
Brittany Hailer
and
Anna Flagg
News and Awards
January 28
Katrice Hardy Named CEO of The Marshall Project
The industry veteran will lead both the newsroom and business operations.
By
The Marshall Project