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St. Louis
Rural Missouri Jails See Windfall in Trump’s Mass Deportation Effort
News
They’re Facing Deportation with Severe Mental Illness — And Now Without a Lawyer
Closing Argument
Five Years After George Floyd’s Murder, Police Reforms Are Being Rolled Back
Cleveland
May 16
Ohio Lawmaker Wants to Require Jails to Report Pregnancy Outcomes
The Cleveland Democrat says “all babies should count,” — regardless of whether their mother is behind bars — to ensure access to healthcare for pregnant women.
By
Mark Puente
, The Marshall Project, and
Scott Noll
, News 5 Cleveland
News and Awards
May 16
The Marshall Project Honored in 10 Categories by the Society for News Design
The competition honors the best in visual journalism and design in the world.
By
The Marshall Project
The Record
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Immigration
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Deportation
Immigration Detention
ICE
Cleveland
May 15
Uncounted: Ohio’s Failure to Track Lost Pregnancies in Jails Spurs Questions Over Care
One woman’s pregnancy ended in the Cuyahoga County Jail amid ignored cries for help and an “egregious performance failure” by medical staff.
By
Mark Puente
, The Marshall Project, and
Scott Noll
, News 5 Cleveland
Jackson
May 14
DOJ Shakeup May Put Civil Rights Probe of 1970 Jackson State, Mississippi, Killings At Risk
The Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Act made way for investigations of racially motivated killings. The federal agency enforcing it is in disarray.
By
Daja E. Henry
St. Louis
May 14
These Missouri Prisons Get ‘Brutally Hot.’ In Solitary, It’s Even Worse.
A recent class action lawsuit from the MacArthur Justice Center sheds light on how extreme heat creates life-threatening conditions for those in solitary confinement.
By
Ivy Scott
Jackson
May 12
In Mississippi’s Capital City, Indicted District Attorney Flouts Campaign Disclosure Laws
While he fights federal bribery charges, Jody Owens faces sanctions for not disclosing campaign funds and spending. Weak laws confuse enforcement.
By
Caleb Bedillion
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
Supreme Court maintains block on some Trump deportations of migrants
Trump Justice Dept. considers removing key check on lawmaker prosecutions
Live: Palm Springs fertility clinic fatal explosion Sunday updates
11 inmates escaped from Orleans Parish Jail, officials say
More Republicans push to criminalize bringing immigrants in the US illegally across state lines
Audit: 36 police-custody deaths should have been ruled a homicide
Family of Black man fatally shot by Washington sheriff's deputy settles lawsuit for $3.5 million
151. The Supreme Court's (Alien Enemies Act) Patience is Wearing Thin
Let's Empower Jurors to Halt an Injustice
Class Actions and the Alien Enemies Act
Another Reason Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order is Unlawful
James Comey's '86 47' post was First Amendment–protected speech
Trump Claims on Immigration Enforcement: Rhetoric vs Reality
Justice Department deal ends a ban on an aftermarket trigger
FBI moving 1,500 personnel from Washington, closing storied headquarters
"If You Want to Live, Don't Drink the Water"
Pope Leo confronts the Catholic Church’s ongoing sexual abuse scandal
Closing Argument
May 10
Why We Still Don’t Have Enough Solid Data on Pregnancy in Prison
A new report sheds light on pregnant people behind bars, but misses their lived experience.
By
Nicole Lewis
Life Inside
May 9
When New Jersey Switches Prison Tablet Companies, I’ll Lose 10 Years of Family Memories
Writer Shakeil Price uses his JPay tablet as a hard drive for his photos and videos. He’ll soon have to mail it home or have it destroyed.
By
Shakeil Price
News and Awards
May 7
The Marshall Project Announces $1M Challenge Grant From Board Chair Liz Simons to Support Criminal Justice Journalism
The need for trusted, fact-based reporting has never been more urgent.
By
The Marshall Project
News and Awards
May 5
The Marshall Project Is a Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing
Joe Sexton’s sweeping narrative ‘The Hardest Case for Mercy’ explored the efforts to spare the life of the Parkland school shooter.
By
The Marshall Project