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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
An open book with shredded pages surrounded by images, screenshots, documents, and handwritten quotes. "Threat to the order and security of the institution." "sexually explicit." A table that shows which books are banned in Kansas prisons with reasons. A headline that reads: The Books Banned in your State's Prisons."
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.
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A magazine insert overlaid on a magazine titled News Inside. The cover says “Cleveland Focus.” Light refracted through prison bars shines onto the magazine.
News Inside December 7
Cleveland Focus
News and information from our Cleveland newsroom.
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A magazine called News Inside set against a grainy grey backdrop. The cover says “When Wizards and Orcs Came to Death Row.” Light refracted through prison bars shines onto the magazine.
News Inside December 7
More to Explore in Expanded News Inside
Issue 15 branches out with a special section for people incarcerated in Ohio.
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A White woman sitting behind a desk speaks to a White man standing up in a jail uniform.
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.
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The cross street signs seen at the corner of Wellington Avenue and Myra Street in Akron.
Cleveland December 6
DNA Testing Refutes Ohio Man’s Claim of Innocence
Ohio Innocence Project sought testing after review of Samuel Herring conviction.
By , The Marshall Project and Tara Morgan, News 5 Cleveland
A large group of people stand in a circle on the sidewalk near an intersection, holding candles for a vigil.
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.
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Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna wears a black mourning band over his badge during a press conference at the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station on Sept. 18, 2023.
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.
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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
A layered collage illustration shows Monroe County sheriff’s investigator Spencer Woods in black and white. Behind him is an image of the Monroe County Detention Facility with a written guilty plea for the charge of child abuse, with “took drugs” in parentheses. On the left of the image is a baby ultrasound on an orange background. Underneath the ultrasound is an excerpt of court documents from the State of Mississippi.
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 , The Marshall Project, and Kellie Morris, Cleveland Documenters
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