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Closing Argument
How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Blurs the Lines Between Reality, Rumor and Theater
Life Inside
‘Friendly Signs’ Documentary Follows One Man’s Quest to Create Community for Deaf Prisoners
Cleveland
Under Pressure, Cuyahoga County Releases Video of Teen’s Shooting by Deputy
Death Sentences
February 4
Why This Physician Testifies in Favor of the Firing Squad
James Williams is an ER doctor, a hunter, a gunshot victim — and the go-to expert for death row prisoners seeking an alternative to lethal injection.
By
Maurice Chammah
Closing Argument
February 1
How the U.S. Turned Away From the Death Penalty and Toward ‘Death by Incarceration’
The number of people imprisoned for life continues to climb, even as the overall prison population declines.
By
Cary Aspinwall
The Record
The
most popular topics
in criminal justice today
Second Trump administration
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Immigration
Department of Justice
migrants
authoritarian(s)
Undocumented immigrants
Deportation
Investigate This
January 31
Journalists: How to Report on Deaths in Jails and Prisons
When you get a tip about a death or multiple deaths in your local jail or prison, there are concrete steps you can take to start investigating.
By
The Marshall Project
News and Awards
January 28
Katrice Hardy Named CEO of The Marshall Project
The industry veteran will lead both the newsroom and business operations.
By
The Marshall Project
News
January 24
The Trans Woman Who Sued the Federal Prisons (and Won) Settles Her Remaining Cases
Days before Trump’s inauguration, the Bureau of Prisons agreed to pay Grace Pinson $95,000 to drop more than a dozen pending lawsuits.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
Analysis
January 23
How Trump’s Immigration Orders Represent a Seismic Shift on Enforcement
The president’s actions move the federal government toward his promised hardline position. But some executive orders will face court challenges.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
Federal prisons being used to detain people arrested in Trump’s immigration crackdown
What Mass Deportations Did to One Texas Town
Trump administration agrees not to publicly identify FBI agents on Jan. 6 cases without advance warning
Judge finds racial bias tainted jury selection in Black man's death row case
Sacramento County Jail Death Leads to Accusations of Neglect
Chicago scrambling to cover police misconduct payouts
Maryland corrections department hit with labor violations
An interview with Judge Frank Caprio, America’s nicest judge—just ask his 20M followers
Becoming Decarceral Jurors
Trump’s Plan to Designate Cartels as Terrorist Organization
Opinion
Connecting the Dots: Trump’s Tightening Grip on Press Freedom
Civil Servants Are Not America’s Enemies
How presidents compare on pardons, commutations, other forms of clemency
FCC Investigates SF Radio Station for ICE Reporting, Sparking Press Freedom Fears
Inside the Kitchen of New York City’s Rikers Island
How Trump’s attorney general is shifting crime-fighting priorities
Elon Musk says DOGE staffer who resigned for racist X posts will be brought back
Analysis
January 23
Trump’s Order Takes Aim at Transgender People in Prison
Few trans people receive gender-affirming housing and care in the federal prison system. This executive order would make it even harder.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
Cleveland
January 23
‘Nobody’s Trying to Help Him’: Deaths in Cuyahoga County Jail Intensify Scrutiny
Videos depicting two men’s final moments, and the response by guards, raise alarms at the embattled jail where at least 24 people have died since 2018.
By
Mark Puente
and
Brittany Hailer
, The Marshall Project, and
Scott Noll
, News 5 Cleveland
Analysis
January 22
What Will Trump’s Executive Order on Private Prisons Really Do?
The order reverses Biden’s ban on private prison contracts with the Justice Department. Private immigrant detention never stopped and is expected to grow.
By
Shannon Heffernan
Analysis
January 22
Trump’s New Order to Expand the Death Penalty Misses Key Details
The order shows the president’s desire for more executions. But it’s unclear how the administration will carry out its plans, legal experts say.
By
Shannon Heffernan
and
Maurice Chammah