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The federal prison complex in Thomson, Illinois.
News June 14
Lawmakers Call for Probe Into Deadly Federal Prison
Following a Marshall Project/NPR report detailing violence and abuse at the newest federal penitentiary, three members of Congress asked the Justice Department’s inspector general to investigate.
By Christie Thompson, The Marshall Project and Joseph Shapiro, NPR
The U.S. penitentiary in Thomson, Illinois.
Analysis May 31
Five Things to Know About One of the Deadliest Federal Prisons
Key takeaways from our investigation into deaths and abuse at a U.S. penitentiary.
By Christie Thompson
A photo collage shows Bobby Everson in a tan prison outfit in front of abstract paintings, an image of the U.S. penitentiary in Thomson, Illinois, and a handwritten letter.
Feature May 31
How the Newest Federal Prison Became One of the Deadliest
Fatal beatings. A “torture room.” Pairs of men held around the clock in tiny cells, tempers rising. “They’re literally afraid for their lives,” one lawyer said.
By Christie Thompson, The Marshall Project and Joseph Shapiro, NPR
Mfume Obalaji Mtume, also known as Herbert “Moochie” Bailey, Jr., spent seven years in solitary confinement in a South Carolina prison for refusing to cut his dreadlocks.
Commentary July 30, 2018
What Solitary Did To Moochie — But Not Manafort
Isolation leaves lasting marks beyond incarceration
Issac Bailey
Feature March 24, 2016
The Deadly Consequences of Solitary With a Cellmate
Imagine living in a cell that’s smaller than a parking space — with a homicidal roommate.
By Christie Thompson and Joe Shapiro
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