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Closing Argument
Four Suicides in L.A. and the Mental Health Problem in Law Enforcement
Life Inside
Being a Corrections Officer Is Hard Enough. Doing the Job While Pregnant Is a Nightmare.
Feature
They Were Prosecuted for Using Drugs While Pregnant. But It May Not Have Been a Crime
Cleveland
November 16
In Ohio, Losing Your License Is Easy. Getting It Back Is Complicated.
Here’s everything you need to know about the time-consuming — and expensive — process.
By
Rachel Dissell
, The Marshall Project, and
Kellie Morris
, Cleveland Documenters
Feature
November 15
A Warden Tried to Fix an Abusive Prison. He Faced Death Threats.
He was tasked with ending abuse at a federal penitentiary, but he says his own officers and the Bureau of Prisons stood in the way.
By
Christie Thompson
,
Beth Schwartzapfel
, The Marshall Project and
Joseph Shapiro
, NPR
The Record
The
most popular topics
in criminal justice today
Donald Trump
Gun Violence
New York
Palestinian-Americans
Burlington, Vermont
Supreme Court
migrants
Dangerous Conditions in Prisons/Jails
Closing Argument
November 11
Supreme Court Takes on Gun Cases as State Laws Shift
The court is considering the safety of victims of domestic violence, bump stocks and more.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Cleveland
November 9
After Nearly 40 Years Behind Bars, Ohio Man Pins Hopes on DNA Testing
Samuel Herring hopes the first-ever testing in a notorious 1984 rape will add another exoneration to the Ohio Innocence Project’s resume.
By
Mark Puente
, The Marshall Project and
Tara Morgan
, News 5 Cleveland
Q&A
November 6
The Untold Story of How Crack Shaped the Justice System
In a new book, a journalist wrestles with how lessons from America’s response to crack resonate in the opioid era.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
Closing Argument
November 4
The Prison Soul Band That Opened for Stevie Wonder
The band The Power of Attorney flourished when more Americans saw incarcerated people as more than their crimes.
By
Maurice Chammah
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
The Dual Threat of Donald Trump
Oklahoma executes Phillip Hancock for 2001 double murder
Senate Judiciary Committee authorizes subpoenas for Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo in Supreme Court ethics probe
Whistleblower alleges failures in medical care at U.S. border facilities
Two Bills and the Congressional Divide Over Section 702 Reauthorization
For Palestinian Students Shot in Vermont, Two Worlds Collapsed Into One
'Everything's like a gamble': How U.S. immigration policies leave lives in limbo
Building a Better Beat: A New Approach to Public Safety Reporting: The Center For Just Journalism
Opinion
Texas Rangers Investigation Sheds Light on Dallas Judge’s ‘Bizarre’ Behavior
Ammon Bundy's Last Stand
What it takes to be an air marshal, the most secretive job in the sky
Kenneth Chesebro: A Chief Architect of the False Elector Scheme
In the US, Black survivors are nearly invisible in the Catholic clergy sexual abuse crisis
Scott Perry’s communications unsealed in court records
In Canada, a Judge Sentences an Incel Killer as a Terrorist
The Backpage Defendants Never Stood a Chance
Marvin Haynes, sentenced to life in 2004 flower shop killing, seeks to overturn conviction
Winnable criminal justice reforms in 2024
Analysis
November 3
New Data Shows Violent Crime Is Up… And Also Down.
Property crime and violence against young people are both up, recent federal data shows, but other crime trends are murkier.
By
Weihua Li
and
Jamiles Lartey
Life Inside
November 3
Prison Is a Dangerous Place for LGBTQ+ People. I Made a Safe Space in the Library.
As a queer teen, Michael Shane Hale found belonging in books. Here’s how he built a place where everyone can read in peace in prison.
By
Michael Shane Hale
Analysis
November 1
Yes, It’s Getting Worse: New Data Shows Mass Shootings Are More Frequent
The massacre in Lewiston, Maine, last week was the seventh mass shooting of 2023. There were seven in total last year.
By
David Eads
,
Anna Flagg
,
Anastasia Valeeva
and
Wendy Ruderman
News
November 1
This Radio Show Connects People Behind Bars With the Outside World
Prisoncast! — a special audio project from WBEZ Chicago — brings the sounds of life beyond prison walls to incarcerated people in Illinois.
By
Nicole Lewis
and
Shannon Heffernan