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‘My Big Mistake’: How a Former Corrections Officer Became a Prison Drug Smuggler

In a common story of targeted coercion behind bars, Barbara Devine was fed up and quitting her prison job when incarcerated drug dealers pounced.

Cleveland • 03.29.2026

For Trump Administration, Fighting Crime Takes a Backseat to Immigration Arrests

“It’s a good time to be an American-born criminal,” said one expert, as ICE’s dragnet now includes thousands of agents from other federal law enforcement.

Closing Argument • 10.04.2025

A Tupperware of Heroin, Or How I Ended Up in Prison

In an excerpt from her new memoir, ‘Corrections in Ink,’ Keri Blakinger puts us at the scene of her drug arrest — and her path to becoming The Marshall Project’s first formerly incarcerated staff writer.

Feature • 06.07.2022

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