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Why So Many Jails Are in a ‘State of Complete Meltdown’

Overcrowding, violence and abuse proliferate at jails across the country, as staffing problems make long-simmering problems worse.

News • 11.04.2022

Lawmakers Call for Probe Into Deadly Federal Prison

Following a Marshall Project/NPR report detailing violence and abuse at the newest federal penitentiary, three members of Congress asked the Justice Department’s inspector general to investigate.

News • 06.14.2022

Burned to Death in a Prison Cell

After years of warnings about broken fire alarms, two men have now died in blazes at Texas prisons.

Feature • 05.09.2022

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