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Abuse in Jails/Prisons

News and Awards May 21, 2024
The Marshall Project Wins Prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for Criminal Justice
The award recognizes our 2023 investigation exposing lax prison discipline for abusive guards in New York state prisons.
By The Marshall Project
Natalie DePriest, who said she was attacked by a St. Francois County jailer, had pictures of her bruises taken several days later.
Feature July 29, 2020
Your Local Jail May Be A House of Horrors
But you probably wouldn’t know it, because sheriffs rule them with little accountability. After one man’s death in a notorious lockup, residents of a Missouri town fought back.
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Last year, Albert Okal filed a lawsuit against Wayne County, Missouri, the county sheriff and multiple jail staff members for the physical pain and emotional trauma endured after allegedly being restrained for five days while in their custody.
Feature February 7, 2020
They Went to Jail. Then They Say They Were Strapped to a Chair for Days.
Allegations in a Missouri lawsuit shed light on how some jail officials use restraint chairs, which have been linked to dozens of deaths.
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