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Closing Argument
Police Tactics at Some Pro-Palestine Protests Ignore Past Lessons
News and Awards
Susan Chira to Step Down as The Marshall Project’s Editor-in-Chief in January
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When Bad Cops Become Private Security Guards
Life Inside
May 10
A Rare Bright Spot for a Canine Lover Doing Time: Raising Puppies to Become Service Dogs
Adam Roberts reflects on the highs and occasional lows of training Labrador retrievers for the Puppies Behind Bars program.
By
Adam Roberts
News and Awards
May 6
The Marshall Project Wins the Dart Award for “The Mercy Workers”
Our feature on mitigation specialists who help save people from the death penalty was recognized for making “significant contributions to public understanding of trauma-related issues.”
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May 4
Weinstein Ruling Poses Quandary: Can #MeToo Coexist With Protections for Defendants?
Proving sex crimes often requires evidence that is generally excluded to protect the rights of the accused.
By
Susan Chira
Jackson
May 2
Mississippi Lawmakers Considered Modest Public Defense Reforms. They Rejected All of Them.
With its refusal to impose oversight or consistent standards in local defense, Mississippi risks falling further behind the rest of the U.S., critics say.
By
Caleb Bedillion
Feature
May 1
In This Police Youth Program, a Trail of Sexual Abuse Across the U.S.
Explorer posts, overseen by the Boy Scouts, are supposed to foster an interest in policing. They have faced nearly 200 allegations of misconduct.
By
Lakeidra Chavis
,
Daphne Duret
and
Joseph Neff
Analysis
April 30
How Campus Protests Could Shape the 2024 Elections — And Not Just the Presidency
With hundreds of arrests and more campus standoffs looming, local law enforcement officials could face consequences at the ballot box.
By
Maurice Chammah
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
Donald Trump wants to control the Justice Department and FBI. His allies have a plan
Diddy Cassie video: Los Angeles DA says Sean Combs can't be prosecuted
Oregon woman endures fear and despair in illegal imprisonment in Coffee Creek prison • Oregon Capital Chronicle
NY Discovery Reform Feud Simmers Between DAs, Defenders
Investigation: Inmates at Virginia prison for mentally ill hospitalized 13 times for hypothermia
Sewer issues at Maryland Reception Diagnostic and Classification Center
ICE ordered to stop knock-and-talk tactic for immigration arrests in LA
Texas prisons are hell on Earth
Daniel Perry's Pardon for Killing a BLM Protester Makes a Mockery of Self-Defense Rights
Op-Ed
Opinion
Judge to reopen sentencing so David DePape, Paul Pelosi’s attacker, may speak
Rudy Giuliani gets indictment papers at birthday party after mocking Arizona attorney general
NYPD will deploy drones to respond to 911 calls in 5 NYC precincts, officials say
The Two-Pronged Attack on a Muslim Judicial Nominee
Alabama driver ordered to say sorry or face jail for telling officer ‘get your ass out of the way’
Closing Argument
April 27
They Killed Their Abusive Partners. Now Their Sentences Could Be Reconsidered.
Oklahoma could re-examine how it punishes people whose crimes came after years of domestic abuse. Other states may follow.
By
Christie Thompson
and
Cary Aspinwall
Life Inside
April 26
What Being Trans in Prison Is Really Like
Amid a wave of anti-trans legislation, and the violence that often follows, four people share their experiences in the criminal justice system.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
Closing Argument
April 20
The Enduring Use of Solitary, and New Proposed Limits That Will Likely Fail (Again)
Isolation’s damaging effects are widely known. But many facilities confine people — even youth — virtually all day, sometimes in shower stalls.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Analysis
April 18
Officials Failed to Act When COVID Hit Prisons. A New Study Shows the Deadly Cost.
People in prison died at 3.4 times the rate of the free population, with the oldest hit hardest. New data holds lessons for preventing future deaths.
By
Anna Flagg
,
Jamiles Lartey
and
Shannon Heffernan