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Closing Argument
The Enduring Use of Solitary, and New Proposed Limits That Will Likely Fail (Again)
Analysis
Officials Failed to Act When COVID Hit Prisons. A New Study Shows the Deadly Cost.
Closing Argument
The Parents Paying for Their Children’s Crimes
Life Inside
April 12
I Had a Tough Job at My Brooklyn Jail: Keeping Men From Taking Their Own Lives
As a suicide prevention aide, I had to make sure my fellow detainees didn’t harm themselves. It was surprisingly easy to get such a complex job.
By
Rashon Venable
Analysis
April 10
This Supreme Court Case on Homelessness May Limit Prisoner Rights and Expand Executions
In Grants Pass v. Johnson, a town in Oregon asks the court to reconsider what constitutes “cruel and unusual punishments.”
By
Maurice Chammah
,
Shannon Heffernan
and
Beth Schwartzapfel
The Record
The
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in criminal justice today
New York
The People v. Donald J. Trump
Donald Trump
Supreme Court
election interference
Jury Selection
Juan Merchan
hush money
Closing Argument
April 6
What an Eclipse Lockdown Reveals about Dignity in Prisons and Jails
Recent lawsuits regarding the rights of incarcerated people and guards include gender, religious discrimination, and the right to watch the eclipse
By
Jamiles Lartey
Life Inside
April 5
I Made 13 Cents an Hour as a Prison Janitor. Here’s Why I Donated My Wages to Gaza Relief
It’s a common misconception that once someone enters jail or prison, they lose their interest in the outside world.
By
Hamzah Jihad Furqaani
as told to
Aala Abdullahi
Jackson
April 4
How Mississippi’s Jim Crow Laws Still Haunt Black Voters Today
After the U.S. Civil War, white supremacists used felony disenfranchisement to suppress the Black vote. Even now, restoring rights has hit a roadblock.
By
Daja E. Henry
Jackson
April 4
Terror, Murder and Jim Crow Laws: Inside Mississippi’s Racial Voter Intimidation History
Black Mississippians’ right to vote has constantly been under threat. A recent bill that would have restored voting rights to thousands died in committee.
By
Daja E. Henry
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
Eighth Amendment Features in Supreme Court Case on Homelessness
Trump trials takeaways: Why prosecutors focused on alleged conspiracy
Judge locks up 'Three Percenter' militia members in Jan. 6 obstruction case
Boston police failed to arrest 'serial rapist' for years despite DNA evidence
Cops: 45 arrested at Yale protests as crowds block New Haven streets
3 Alameda Officers Face Charges in Death of Mario Gonzalez
Texas DA faces removal under new “rogue” prosecutor law
Extreme heat in Louisiana’s prisons raises risks for incarcerated • Louisiana Illuminator
Guns at school: Why Arizona adults aren't charged when trouble occurs
Trump's Misogyny Is on Trial in New York
Op-ed: I voted to send a man to death row. It turns out he is innocent.
The Supreme Court Takes on Homelessness. What Could Go Wrong?
Opinion
Hip Hop Is My Life
Supreme Court will hear ghost guns case
Bill advances to add new oversight to federal prisons
LAPD academy is graduating 30 officers per class, analysis shows
Landry’s Power Play Over Public Defense in Louisiana
Military Veterans Incarcerated at Higher Rates, Lack Support
News and Awards
April 3
The Marshall Project Wins Prestigious National Magazine Award for General Excellence
This is the third time the news site has won for the breadth and ambition of its coverage.
By
The Marshall Project
Death Sentences
April 3
He Faces Execution. His Lawyers May Have Earned Less Than $4 per Hour.
Some death penalty lawyers get paid the same no matter how long they work on a case. Critics say it’s a perverse incentive when a life is at stake.
By
Maurice Chammah
and
Keri Blakinger
Closing Argument
March 30
This Ain’t Just Texas: More States Want Power to Wage ‘War’ on Migrants
Several states are sending troops to the Southern border, even as the legal battle over immigration enforcement rages on.
By
Jamiles Lartey
News
March 26
Even Where Abortion Is Legal, People in Jail Face Huge Barriers
New reviews of jail policies in 13 states found vague, confusing or nonexistent guidelines and major hurdles to obtaining an abortion.
By
Shannon Heffernan