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5 Things to Know About How Survivors Get Incarcerated for Their Abusers’ Crimes

Little-known laws allow people to be punished for crimes they didn’t directly commit. Survivors of domestic violence are especially vulnerable.

Analysis • 08.28.2024

Serving Time for Their Abusers’ Crimes

The Marshall Project found nearly 100 people who were punished for the actions of their abusers under little-known laws like “accomplice liability.”

Feature • 06.13.2024

Dear Ira: I Want You to Know You Did Not Die in Vain

Jy’Aire Smith-Pennick participated in the robbery and shootout that claimed the life of a Delaware man named Ira Hopkins. Here is Pennick’s letter to Hopkins, “a loving son and uncle, an amazing chef and a leader.”

Life Inside • 08.19.2022

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