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Some Are Jailed in Mississippi for Months Without a Lawyer. A Court Just Barred That.

The Mississippi Supreme Court moved to end the “dead zone” before indictment in a notoriously dysfunctional public defender system.

News • 04.14.2023

How a Growing Political Fight Threatens Local Control of Criminal Justice

Anxiety about crime — and plain politics — are fueling efforts to supplant local rule, from Washington, D.C., to St. Louis and other localities.

Closing Argument • 03.11.2023

Why Record Heat Can Be Deadlier in Prisons

Corrections officials across most of the nation have not prepared for warmer summers and record heat waves.

Closing Argument • 09.10.2022

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