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Closing Argument
How States Are Undoing Criminal Justice Reforms
Louisiana, New York and other states are rolling back reforms — and efforts to reduce excessive sentencing or expand parole are smaller in scope.
A woman in an orange jail uniform crouches toward the ground, against a fence.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a White man in a navy suit and red tie, speaks into a microphone while standing at a podium with the seal of Florida. Flags of the United States and the state of Florida are in the background.
News December 10, 2024
New Florida Prison Policy on Trans Health Care ‘Like Conversion Therapy’
With new restrictions on gender-affirming care, prisons confiscate underwear from trans people and compel them to cut their hair.
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Kim Foxx, a Black woman wearing a tan suit, speaks into mics held by reporters surrounding her.
Closing Argument November 23, 2024
Is The Age of Progressive Prosecutors Over?
Some believe progressive prosecutors have had their moment, but others argue that view misinterprets what’s happening across the country.
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A voter casts a ballot during early voting in the Bronx Borough of New York City on November 1, 2024. (Photo by David Dee Delgado / AFP) (Photo by DAVID DEE DELGADO/AFP via Getty Images)
Closing Argument November 2, 2024
Election Day 2024: Where Criminal Justice Is On the Ballot
From reproductive rights to border enforcement and marijuana legalization, voters across the nation will weigh in on criminal justice issues.
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Feature September 17, 2024
The Hardest Case for Mercy
Inside the effort to spare the Parkland school shooter.
By Joe Sexton
A White person, wearing sunglasses, a green bandana mask and black shirt, holds a poster with the black-and-white image of Elijah McClain, a Black man wearing glasses and a plaid button-up shirt. The poster also reads, "Black Lives Matter. #JusticeForElijahMcClain." There are more protesters marching in the background.
Closing Argument June 15, 2024
More States Restricting ‘Excited Delirium’ as Cause of Death in Police Custody
Authorities use the term to describe the condition of some people who die. But some medical organizations say it’s useless or racist pseudoscience.
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A security guard makes his rounds at Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg, Maryland, in February 2017.
Closing Argument May 11, 2024
When Bad Cops Become Private Security Guards
There’s growing evidence that former officers with troubling histories of abuse can easily find second careers in private security.
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Five jail staff surround a man restrained in a wheelchair, with his head covered in a mesh hood.
Feature February 15, 2024
Spit Hoods Can Be Deadly. Police Keep Using Them Anyway.
Police cite studies saying the mesh bags are safe. But experts say the studies are flawed — and deaths in custody raise troubling questions.
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A man in orange prison shorts is being restrained by three officers in a prison cell.
Feature February 15, 2024
5 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Police Use of Spit Hoods
Reporting by The Marshall Project and WTSP in Tampa examined how police continue using the hoods, even as deaths raise troubling questions.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a White man, points a finger while giving a speech.
News January 25, 2024
Trans People in Florida Prisons Say Gender-Affirming Care Ban Upended Their Health Care
Nearly two dozen transgender women in prison said their access to treatment suddenly changed following the “anti-woke” law championed by Gov. DeSantis.
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