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Violation
A Summer Camp Murder. Two Sons, Lost.
News
‘Prison Within a Prison’: New Mandate Offers Lifeline for Deaf People in Custody
Cleveland
Have Clevelanders Lost Interest in Police Reforms?
News and Awards
March 22
WBUR and The Marshall Project Release New Podcast “Violation” on the Case of Jacob Wideman
A new podcast from WBUR, Boston’s NPR, and The Marshall Project explores America’s opaque parole system through a 1986 murder.
By
The Marshall Project
Closing Argument
March 18
New Scrutiny on Murder Charges Against People Who Don’t Actually Kill
The U.S. is the only country that still uses the “felony murder” legal doctrine.
By
Jamiles Lartey
The Record
The
most popular topics
in criminal justice today
New York
Donald Trump
Alvin Bragg
Department of Justice
January 2021 Insurrection
Police Accountability
California
Prosecutors
Analysis
March 16
5 Things We Learned About Prison Book Ban Policies
We added policies to our searchable database of banned books. Here’s what we’ve found (so far).
The Marshall Project
Inside Story
March 16
The Rise of Life-Without-Parole Sentences
We explore sentences that imprison people for life without parole, and comedian Ali Siddiq unpacks his behind-bars beginning in comedy.
By
Lawrence Bartley
and
Donald Washington, Jr.
Analysis
March 16
Elizabeth Holmes Has Two Young Children. Should That Keep Her Out of Prison?
Sending new moms to prison has devastating consequences. Some states are starting to rethink the practice.
By
Nicole Lewis
Feature
March 14
Aggressive Policing in Memphis Goes Far Beyond the Scorpion Unit
Data shows Memphis police arrested more people – mostly Black men – than other Tennessee cities.
By
Daphne Duret
,
Weihua Li
and
Marc Perrusquia
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
Violation
Secret Service met with NY police to prepare in event Trump is charged
Federal Prisons: Bureau of Prisons Should Improve Efforts to Implement its Risk and Needs Assessment System
Clarence Brandley: Unjustly Convicted and Still Uncompensated
Video shows Va. deputies pile on top of Irvo Otieno before his death
Illinois dispensaries update: How a shooting victim was used in a bid to score a pot shop license
As New York Pays Out Millions In Police Misconduct Settlements, Lawmakers Ask Why They Keep Happening — ProPublica
Idaho poised to allow firing-squad executions in some cases
Members of LAPD disciplinary panels say they're excluded because of policing views
Profiles of the January 6th Inmates in the D.C. Jail
Opinion
Abortion, trans legislation, book banning: We are all fetuses now.
Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions is not the extent of his legal troubles
Oregon Man Imprisoned for 11 Months Due to DMV Database Error
Sandy Hook Families Are Fighting Alex Jones and the Bankruptcy System Itself
How Do People Released From Prison Find Housing?
Newsom has barely used LGBTQ clemency initiative he launched
Comprehensive report on incarceration and women outlines the disparities
A Regional Reign of Terror
Closing Argument
March 11
How a Growing Political Fight Threatens Local Control of Criminal Justice
Anxiety about crime — and plain politics — are fueling efforts to supplant local rule, from Washington, D.C., to St. Louis and other localities.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Inside Story
March 9
Glimpses of Prison Life, Through TikTok and TV
We see how glimpses of life behind bars go viral online, and talk with Piper Kerman about creating “Orange is the New Black.”
By
Lawrence Bartley
and
Donald Washington, Jr.
Podcast
March 8
Introducing ‘Violation,’ a Podcast From The Marshall Project and WBUR
Violence. Power. Privilege. The series explores these themes through one case — and pulls back the curtain on the secretive world of parole boards.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
Closing Argument
March 4
Crime Dominates Voters’ Minds and Politicians’ Tongues
Chicago’s mayoral runoff and other spring elections in cities such as Denver and Akron, Ohio, will hinge largely on crime and public safety issues.
By
Jamiles Lartey