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Closing Argument
Should Money Decide Who is Kept in Jail? More Locations Are Saying No.
Feature
How Wealth and Privilege Helped One Man Hide His Serial Abuse
Podcast
Jacob Wideman Says ‘Vindictive’ Arizona Officials Violated His Rights
Investigate Your State
October 3
How to Report on Banned Books in Prisons in Your State
Prisons are among the most restrictive reading environments in the United States.
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News and Awards
September 28
The Marshall Project Announces Mississippi Local News Team
Two journalists will produce enterprise and investigative journalism for audiences across Mississippi, including those affected by its criminal justice system.
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Closing Argument
September 23
Juvenile Detention Centers Face One Scandal After Another
Despite repeated efforts at reform, allegations of mistreatment mount at youth facilities across the country.
By
Lakeidra Chavis
News
September 19
A Prison Medical Company Faced Lawsuits From Incarcerated People. Then It Went ‘Bankrupt.’
The prison giant Corizon spun off a new company, which could allow it to pay pennies on the dollar for medical malpractice and civil rights claims.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
News
September 18
Mississippi Auditor: Prison Company Must Pay $2 Million for No-Show Workers
A 2020 investigation by The Marshall Project exposed how prison operator MTC billed the state millions for ghost workers.
By
Joseph Neff
and
Alysia Santo
Feature
September 18
Mississippi Courts Won’t Say How They Provide Lawyers for Poor Clients
Six years ago, the Mississippi Supreme Court told judges around the state to file plans showing how they meet their obligations to poor defendants. So far, only one has.
By
Caleb Bedillion
, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
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Links from
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On First Day of New Term, Justices Hear Debate Over Reducing Mass Incarceration
50 people sue Maryland, citing child sex abuse in juvenile facilities
Judge Issues Gag Order for Trump in Fraud Trial After Post Targeting Clerk
Police Blame Some Deaths on ‘Excited Delirium.’ ER Docs Consider Pulling the Plug on the Term.
Paterson police reforms planned, but advocates note key omission
Baton Rouge police officers arrested after strip-search allegations
Pennsylvania Solitary Unit Pushes People to Suicide, Lawsuit Says
12 L.A. County cities sue to postpone new zero-bail policy
CA prisons price gouge inmate necessities like soap
Can Elena Kagan save the Supreme Court?
Texas prisons are as hot as ovens. I’m being cooked like a rotisserie chicken
The ‘right’ way for GOP to address crime
Texas man sent to death row over junk science denied US supreme court appeal
Federal judges side with mechanic suing Huntsville: ‘The public is free to ignore’ police questions
Organizers of Atlanta training center referendum upset over signatures released online
Closing Argument
September 16
This Homicide Victim’s Family Chose Reconciliation Over a Life Sentence
How a violent killing in North Carolina was resolved with a pioneering use of “restorative justice.”
By
Jamiles Lartey
Death Sentences
September 15
He’s Facing Execution For His Daughter’s Death. Now, Science Suggests It Was An Accident.
Robert Roberson is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to examine “shaken baby syndrome” and the state of forensic science.
By
Maurice Chammah
Feature
September 12
What Federal Judges’ Rulings Reveal About the Memphis Police Tactics
Five judges in recent years have found that officers violated residents’ constitutional rights during traffic and pedestrian stops.
By
Daphne Duret
and
Marc Perrusquia
Testify
September 11
Cuyahoga County Judges Vowed to Reform the Bail System. Here’s What Happened.
Court officials informally changed their bail-setting practices for felony cases. Now, fewer people have to pay to get out of jail, a Marshall Project analysis shows.
By
Ilica Mahajan
and
Rachel Dissell