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Analysis
A North Carolina County Wanted New Court to Stem Its Opioid Crisis. Then Came Trump’s Cuts.
Q&A
Have We Been Wrong About ‘Psychopaths’?
Closing Argument
The Feds Are Offering Migrants Cash to Self-Deport. Lawyers Call These Incentives Misleading.
Jackson
June 12
From Budget Chaos to Public Defenders: Mississippi Poised to Fund ‘Day 1’ Experiment
Indigent felony defendants in many counties have lacked court-appointed lawyers before indictment, even while they sat in jails for weeks or months.
By
Caleb Bedillion
Cleveland
June 12
Cuyahoga Deputy Who Shot at Two Teens Was Deemed Unfit for Suburban Force
Deputy Isen Vajusi struggled with confidence, stress and field training before being forced out of the suburbs. He’s now on the sheriff’s downtown safety patrol.
By
Mark Puente
, The Marshall Project, and
Tara Morgan
, News 5 Cleveland
The Record
The
most popular topics
in criminal justice today
Second Trump administration
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
ICE
Protest
Immigration
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles protests/response (2025)
ICE raids
Analysis
June 9
What History Tells Us to Expect From Trump’s Escalation in Los Angeles Protests
Since the 1960s, studies have shown that heavy-handed policing and militarized responses tend to make protests more volatile — not less.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Feature
June 9
From New York to Arizona, More States Consider Curbing Drug Testing at Childbirth
Some bills followed an investigation by The Marshall Project and Reveal that exposed the harms of widespread drug testing of pregnant patients.
By
Shoshana Walter
Closing Argument
June 7
How AI-Powered Police Forces Watch Your Every Move
Artificial intelligence is changing how police investigate crimes — and monitor citizens — as regulators struggle to keep pace.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Feature
June 5
This Mix of Therapies Is Helping to Stop Youth Violence in Chicago
A violence prevention program is pairing cognitive behavioral therapy with other support to keep high-risk teens out of jail.
By
Ryan Levi
and
Dan Gorenstein
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
Brad Lander Detained by Masked Federal Agents Inside Immigration Court
Appeals court seems poised to side with Trump on National Guard deployment in LA
The Minnesota Shootings and the Dangerous Trend of Impersonating Law Enforcement
Migrant leader, stepdaughter detained by border agents in Vermont
“They’re Taking Shirly”: An Army Sergeant Thought His Family Was Safe. Then ICE Deported His Wife. – Mother Jones
Timeline details how Minneota shootings unfolded
Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez set to report to federal prison for 11-year bribery sentence
Man formerly on death row can't serve 2 life terms at the same time, Tennessee Supreme Court rules
Arizona lawmakers looking at compensation for exonerated prisoners
ICE could deport Atlanta-based Hispanic reporter arrested Saturday
A Democratic legislator was assassinated; right-wing influencers coughed out disinformation • Minnesota Reformer
The Tyrant Test
The Supreme Court cleared Richard Glossip. Why is Oklahoma trying him again?
Braun should separate Indiana doctors from the death penalty
Two Days Talking to People Looking for Jobs at ICE
What's Kept Prior Domestic Deployments From Catastrophe
ICE using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds
Generation Emanuel: Meet The Black Lawmakers Whose Careers Were Ignited By The Charleston Shooting
Defender Warns of Federal Courts ‘Crisis’ Without Extra Funding
Religious Items in Prisons Cost More for Muslims
News
June 3
Judge Stops Federal Prisons From Enforcing Trump’s Trans Care Ban, For Now
The district judge ordered the prison system to continue providing hormone therapy to transgender people as needed, while a lawsuit proceeds.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
News
June 2
No Camera, No Case? A New York Trial Shows It’s Hard to Prove Prison Abuse Without Video
Michael McCallion waited years to confront in court the officers he said attacked him in prison. The guards denied the assault ever happened.
By
Joseph Neff
Closing Argument
May 31
‘Freedom for Captives!’ Trump Puts Clemency Machine Into Overdrive for Political Allies
The president has remade the pardons process with seemingly one key principle in mind: “No MAGA left behind.”
By
Jamiles Lartey
Analysis
May 29
Remembering Tom Robbins
Our founder reflects on the legacy of the reporter who helped set the standard for The Marshall Project’s investigations into prison abuse.
By
Neil Barsky