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Feature
In This Police Youth Program, a Trail of Sexual Abuse Across the U.S.
Jackson
Mississippi Lawmakers Considered Modest Public Defense Reforms. They Rejected All of Them.
Analysis
How Campus Protests Could Shape the 2024 Elections — And Not Just the Presidency
Closing Argument
April 27
They Killed Their Abusive Partners. Now Their Sentences Could Be Reconsidered.
Oklahoma could re-examine how it punishes people whose crimes came after years of domestic abuse. Other states may follow.
By
Christie Thompson
and
Cary Aspinwall
Life Inside
April 26
What Being Trans in Prison Is Really Like
Amid a wave of anti-trans legislation, and the violence that often follows, four people share their experiences in the criminal justice system.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
The Record
The
most popular topics
in criminal justice today
Protest
Israel
Gaza
Students
Palestine
Pro-Palestinian protests
New York
Policing
Closing Argument
April 20
The Enduring Use of Solitary, and New Proposed Limits That Will Likely Fail (Again)
Isolation’s damaging effects are widely known. But many facilities confine people — even youth — virtually all day, sometimes in shower stalls.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Analysis
April 18
Officials Failed to Act When COVID Hit Prisons. A New Study Shows the Deadly Cost.
People in prison died at 3.4 times the rate of the free population, with the oldest hit hardest. New data holds lessons for preventing future deaths.
By
Anna Flagg
,
Jamiles Lartey
and
Shannon Heffernan
Closing Argument
April 13
The Parents Paying for Their Children’s Crimes
Experts warn about a wave of legal consequences for parents like the Crumbleys, while some states consider prosecutions for kids as young as 10.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Life Inside
April 12
I Had a Tough Job at My Brooklyn Jail: Keeping Men From Taking Their Own Lives
As a suicide prevention aide, I had to make sure my fellow detainees didn’t harm themselves. It was surprisingly easy to get such a complex job.
By
Rashon Venable
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
US college protests: Over 2,000 arrested during pro-Palestinian demonstrations
Day Nine of the Trump Hush Money Trial: Pre-Corroborating a "Jerk"
What can cities do to reduce gun violence? First, look at Detroit.
Deb Haaland Confronts the History of the Federal Agency She Leads
Jury in Federal Lawsuit Deadlocks on Abu Ghraib Torture Allegations
Shuttered by mass killing, Maine bowling alley reopens amid hope and heartbreak
How a Maryland prisoner’s 15-month quest for eye surgery ended in blindness
Chicago lawyers group wants to limit solitary confinement use in Illinois
‘Seize all cannabis’: Inside the surprising federal crackdown on New Mexico weed farmers
We Don’t Need Warrior Cops Policing Campus Protests
Opinion
Opinion
Donald Trump Could Turn on Gun Activists, Too
Elderly Pennsylvania Man Arrested After Shooting a Burglar in Self-Defense With Unlicensed Gun
Extremist Militias Are Coordinating in More Than 100 Facebook Groups
9th Circuit reprimands San Diego federal judge for misconduct
Almost 40% of local election officials surveyed report threats or abuse, says a new report
Is marijuana legal in the US? A shift in marijuana rules is coming.
Werner Spitz, ‘Medical Detective’ in High-Profile Murders, Dies at 97
Analysis
April 10
This Supreme Court Case on Homelessness May Limit Prisoner Rights and Expand Executions
In Grants Pass v. Johnson, a town in Oregon asks the court to reconsider what constitutes “cruel and unusual punishments.”
By
Maurice Chammah
,
Shannon Heffernan
and
Beth Schwartzapfel
Closing Argument
April 6
What an Eclipse Lockdown Reveals about Dignity in Prisons and Jails
Recent lawsuits regarding the rights of incarcerated people and guards include gender, religious discrimination, and the right to watch the eclipse
By
Jamiles Lartey
Life Inside
April 5
I Made 13 Cents an Hour as a Prison Janitor. Here’s Why I Donated My Wages to Gaza Relief
It’s a common misconception that once someone enters jail or prison, they lose their interest in the outside world.
By
Hamzah Jihad Furqaani
as told to
Aala Abdullahi
Jackson
April 4
How Mississippi’s Jim Crow Laws Still Haunt Black Voters Today
After the U.S. Civil War, white supremacists used felony disenfranchisement to suppress the Black vote. Even now, restoring rights has hit a roadblock.
By
Daja E. Henry