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Violation
The Court Ruling Jacob Wideman Was Waiting For
Closing Argument
What the End of Roe Looks Like in Real Time
Life Inside
I ‘Stood My Ground’ — but It Was the Police Raiding My House
Analysis
December 8
Computer Book Bans and Other Insights From a Year Investigating Prison Censorship
Incomplete data. Inconsistent policies. How banned books in prison can strip away an incarcerated person’s vision of the outside world.
By
David Eads
News Inside
December 7
Cleveland Focus
News and information from our Cleveland newsroom.
By
Louis Fields
The Record
The
most popular topics
in criminal justice today
Donald Trump
Department of Justice
Gun Violence
insurrection
2024 election
Mass Shooting
Police Tactics
Republicans
News Inside
December 7
More to Explore in Expanded News Inside
Issue 15 branches out with a special section for people incarcerated in Ohio.
By
Lawrence Bartley
Cleveland
December 7
Cuyahoga County Jail Shows People the Door, Offers Little Else to Aid Reentry
Sheriff vows change in response to The Marshall Project - Cleveland investigation.
By
Mark Puente
Cleveland
December 6
DNA Testing Refutes Ohio Man’s Claim of Innocence
Ohio Innocence Project sought testing after review of Samuel Herring conviction.
By
Mark Puente
, The Marshall Project and
Tara Morgan
, News 5 Cleveland
Closing Argument
December 2
What’s a Hate Crime? Depends on Where You Live
A hodgepodge of state and local laws makes some violence a hate crime in some places, but not in others.
By
Lakeidra Chavis
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
Michigan school shooting: Teen gets life in prison for attack
Police chief turned yoga teacher sentenced for role in Jan. 6 attack
Judge prohibits separating families at US border for 8 years
Whitmire wins Houston mayor runoff over Jackson Lee
First came fentanyl. Now this state is counting the casualties from another deadly drug.
Jailed for Their Own Safety, 14 Mississippians Died Awaiting Mental Health Treatment — ProPublica
How Jerrid Powell went from jock to suspected homeless killer
Derek Chauvin, Larry Nassar attacks highlight violence in federal prisons
How DOJ's New Reveal
A MAGA Judiciary
First Serious Effort in Years to Expand Access to Methadone Treatment
If Conservatives Care About the Border So Much, They Shouldn't Wreck Section 702
Why Black Women With Incarcerated Loved Ones Face Loneliness
ACLU to Represent NRA in Supreme Court Free-Speech Case
US police agencies took intelligence directly from IDF, leaked files show
US Marshals’ Blind Spots Leave Judges Vulnerable to Threats (1)
Police officers can help prevent domestic violence killings by asking the right questions
Impact Over Orthodoxy
Closing Argument
November 18
Four Suicides in L.A. and the Mental Health Problem in Law Enforcement
Four suspected suicides in the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department highlight a problem affecting agencies across the country.
By
Daphne Duret
Life Inside
November 17
Being a Corrections Officer Is Hard Enough. Doing the Job While Pregnant Is a Nightmare.
Lia McKeown says a California prison refused to adjust her job duties to accommodate her pregnancies. Now she’s suing for discrimination.
By
Lia McKeown
as told to
Nicole Lewis
Feature
November 16
They Were Prosecuted for Using Drugs While Pregnant. But It May Not Have Been a Crime
Dozens of women in Mississippi have been charged with child abuse crimes that, based on existing state law, they may not have committed.
By
Anna Wolfe
, Mississippi Today
Cleveland
November 16
In Ohio, Losing Your License Is Easy. Getting It Back Is Complicated.
Here’s everything you need to know about the time-consuming — and expensive — process.
By
Rachel Dissell
, The Marshall Project, and
Kellie Morris
, Cleveland Documenters