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The First Trans Prisoner Who Took Her Case All the Way to the Supreme Court

From her prison cell, Dee Farmer drafted the lawsuit that became one of the most cited cases of all time, Farmer v. Brennan.

Looking Back • 07.17.2025

Shackled For Days and Weeks: A Federal Report Finds Widespread Abuse in Prisons

The report, by the Justice Department’s internal watchdog, comes after an investigative series by The Marshall Project and NPR exposed similar abuses.

News • 07.11.2025

‘I’m About to Die Here’: What a Power Outage and Heatwave Were Like in a Jail With No AC

Cuyahoga County officials say no one incarcerated in the jail needed treatment for heat illness. People inside say it was life-threatening.

Cleveland • 07.03.2025

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