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‘Friendly Signs’ Documentary Follows One Man’s Quest to Create Community for Deaf Prisoners
Cleveland
Under Pressure, Cuyahoga County Releases Video of Teen’s Shooting by Deputy
Death Sentences
Why This Physician Testifies in Favor of the Firing Squad
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
The Marshall Project
The Record
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Second Trump administration
Immigration
Deportation
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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FBI
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
News
January 24
The Trans Woman Who Sued the Federal Prisons (and Won) Settles Her Remaining Cases
Days before Trump’s inauguration, the Bureau of Prisons agreed to pay Grace Pinson $95,000 to drop more than a dozen pending lawsuits.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
Analysis
January 23
How Trump’s Immigration Orders Represent a Seismic Shift on Enforcement
The president’s actions move the federal government toward his promised hardline position. But some executive orders will face court challenges.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Analysis
January 23
Trump’s Order Takes Aim at Transgender People in Prison
Few trans people receive gender-affirming housing and care in the federal prison system. This executive order would make it even harder.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
Trump’s birthright citizenship order gets put on hold by 2nd federal judge
Feds reverse decision on legal aid for detained migrants
FBI agents who 'simply followed orders' in Jan. 6 probes won't be fired, a Justice official says
Ed Martin’s Crusade to Get Cash Reparations for Jan. 6 Protesters
A Texas man is executed for the killing of a pastor during a robbery at a church
Florida Police Appear to Bury Comments About a Botched Rape Investigation – Mother Jones
New York shields abortion pill prescribers after a doctor was indicted in Louisiana
Georgia man sentenced to almost 500 years for dogfighting : NPR
Inside New Mexico’s first diversion program for people who aren’t competent to stand trial
Elon Musk power grab: Why what Trump and Musk are doing counts as a coup.
Evenhanded Injustice: Jan. 6 Pardons, Commutations & Dismissals
DOJ's Briefs in the Birthright Citizenship Case
The Wages of Leaving Guantanamo Open Have Arrived
Incarcerated firefighters risk their lives for slave wages
Democrats question diversion of federal law enforcement officers to Trump migrant crackdown
An undocumented immigrant’s plight under Trump’s deportation policies
Officers Flee as N.Y.P.D. Confronts Its Billion-Dollar Overtime Problem
Neo-Nazi group leader convicted of plotting Maryland power grid attack
Georgia Prisons Cover Up Murders, DOJ Report Says
Cleveland
January 23
‘Nobody’s Trying to Help Him’: Deaths in Cuyahoga County Jail Intensify Scrutiny
Videos depicting two men’s final moments, and the response by guards, raise alarms at the embattled jail where at least 24 people have died since 2018.
By
Mark Puente
and
Brittany Hailer
, The Marshall Project, and
Scott Noll
, News 5 Cleveland
Analysis
January 22
What Will Trump’s Executive Order on Private Prisons Really Do?
The order reverses Biden’s ban on private prison contracts with the Justice Department. Private immigrant detention never stopped and is expected to grow.
By
Shannon Heffernan
Analysis
January 22
Trump’s New Order to Expand the Death Penalty Misses Key Details
The order shows the president’s desire for more executions. But it’s unclear how the administration will carry out its plans, legal experts say.
By
Shannon Heffernan
and
Maurice Chammah
Closing Argument
January 14
Why Firing the Prison Guards Involved in Robert Brooks’ Death Is Neither Quick Nor Easy
Our investigation in 2023 exposed how New York’s discipline system failed to hold abusive guards to account.
By
Joseph Neff
and
Alysia Santo