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Feature
Foster Care Agencies Take Millions of Dollars Owed to Kids. Most Children Have No Idea.
News
Their Sentences Are Unconstitutional — But They’re Still In Prison.
Feature
Burned to Death in a Prison Cell
Life Inside
I Got the Prison Transfer I Fought For. My Feelings Were Surprisingly Mixed
Life Inside
April 29
My Son Nacear Was Killed on Memorial Day. It Took Me Two Years to Cry.
I was taking care of his kids, going to work, and helping my other children process their brother’s murder. I couldn’t have accomplished what I needed to if I had cried sooner.
Johndell Gredic
, as told to
Lakeidra Chavis
News
April 28
Solitary Confinement Harms Teens. Louisiana Lawmakers Took a Step to Limit It.
An investigation by The Marshall Project, NBC News and ProPublica found that youth in a Louisiana lockup were held in isolation around the clock for weeks.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
, The Marshall Project;
Erin Einhorn
, NBC News; and
Annie Waldman
, ProPublica
The Record
The
most popular topics
in criminal justice today
Gun Violence
Buffalo supermarket mass shooting (May 2022)
Mass Shooting
Buffalo, New York
White Supremacists
Payton Gendron
Racism
2022 election
Life Inside
April 28
People Often Say My Son ‘Passed Away.’ Darien Was Murdered.
If I see a car that looks like Darien’s or the sunlight hits just right, all of the sadness comes flooding back.
By
Patricia Griffin
, as told by
Lakeidra Chavis
Life Inside
April 27
My Son Alex Was Murdered at 21. Grief for Me Has Been Hurt, Anger and Bitterness
I’d put up reward posters, hoping somebody would say they knew what happened. Someone knew something, but they just wouldn’t give me any answers.
Christina Cherry
, as told to
Lakeidra Chavis
Analysis
April 27
Reality Check: 7 Times Texas Leaders Misled the Public About Operation Lone Star
As reporters investigated Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border initiative, they repeatedly found instances where Abbott and DPS officials cited accomplishments that lacked crucial context or were misleading. Here are a few examples.
By
Lomi Kriel
and
Perla Trevizo
, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,
Kengo Tsutsumi
, ProPublica and
Andrew Rodriguez Calderón
, The Marshall Project
Life Inside
April 26
My Son Khaaliq Was Killed Over a Parking Space. Now I Help Other Mothers Grieve.
After a neighbor fatally shot her son in 2001, Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight started the anti-violence group Mothers in Charge. “I thought maybe two people would show up; the room was jam packed.”
Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight
, as told to
Lakeidra Chavis
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
The First Step Act, The Pandemic, and Compassionate Release: What Are the Next Steps for the Federal Bureau of Prisons?
Oklahoma Legislature passes more restrictive Texas-style abortion ban
911 Dispatcher May Be Fired Over Handling of Buffalo Shooting Call
Seeking Pills, Young People Head to Social Media, With Deadly Results
Illinois becomes first Midwest state to ban 'ghost guns'
Knoxville police officer's lies reveal gap in review of use of force
She Wrote ‘How to Murder Your Husband.’ Did She Do It?
Two People Have Died At The DC Jail Since Friday
Woman Led Unemployment Fraud Ring From Prison, Prosecutors Say
Conservatives Are Defending a Sanitized Version of 'The Great Replacement'
Is the Justice Department Incompetent?
Buffalo shooting suspect: Why we're limiting our use of his photo
Op-Ed: How '14 Words' brought white supremacy to Thousand Oaks
Regulate Facial Recognition, Don't Ban It
After Buffalo shooting, new laws are making it hard for teachers to talk about racism
Garcetti wanted 9,735 cops. But L.A. won't hit that target
As Adams Praised a New Police Tool, a Close Ally Had a Stake in the Maker
Alabama jailer accused of smuggling adult movies to inmates
Urvashi Vaid, Pioneering L.G.B.T.Q. Activist, Is Dead at 63
Feature
April 21
Crime Stoppers of Houston Has a Tip: Vote Out These Judges
The historically nonpartisan nonprofit took millions of dollars from the Republican governor. Now it’s targeting Democratic judges.
By
David Fahrenthold
, The New York Times, and
Keri Blakinger
, The Marshall Project
News and Awards
April 19
Jim Crutchfield Named Editor-in-Chief of The Marshall Project’s First Local News Team in Cleveland
Crutchfield will lead Cleveland’s local news team and community-based journalism.
error in byline
Analysis
April 18
Texans Spend Billions on Border Operations. What Do They Get in Return?
Rick Perry and Greg Abbott have launched widely publicized and costly border initiatives for nearly two decades — often during reelection season or while eyeing higher office.
BY
Lomi Kriel
AND
Perla Trevizo
, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune AND
Andrew Rodriguez Calderón
Life Inside
April 15
I Grew Up Believing I Was Dumb. A College Education Behind Bars Healed That Wound
“My college degree taught me that anything is possible when you show someone how to love themselves, through accountability, vulnerability and education.”
By
Christopher Blackwell