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A man with light-toned skin and a woman with light-toned skin carried orange signs reading "We can end gun violence" as people behind them follow during a protest.
Closing Argument August 27, 2022
How Gun Policy Is Scrambling to Keep Up With Gun Culture
Legislators are cracking down on gun advertisements, “ghost guns” and more. Can these efforts spur real change on gun violence?
By Jamiles Lartey
Life Inside April 29, 2022
My Son Nacear Was Killed on Memorial Day. It Took Me Two Years to Cry.
I was taking care of his kids, going to work, and helping my other children process their brother’s murder. I couldn’t have accomplished what I needed to if I had cried sooner.
Johndell Gredic, as told to Lakeidra Chavis
Life Inside April 28, 2022
People Often Say My Son ‘Passed Away.’ Darien Was Murdered.
If I see a car that looks like Darien’s or the sunlight hits just right, all of the sadness comes flooding back.
By Patricia Griffin, as told by Lakeidra Chavis
Life Inside April 27, 2022
My Son Alex Was Murdered at 21. Grief for Me Has Been Hurt, Anger and Bitterness
I’d put up reward posters, hoping somebody would say they knew what happened. Someone knew something, but they just wouldn’t give me any answers.
Christina Cherry, as told to Lakeidra Chavis
Election 2020 March 11, 2020
Millennials, Meth and Mass Incarceration
We asked incarcerated people to weigh in on the biggest issue facing the country today. Here is what they said.
By Aviva Shen and Katie Park
People left flowers at a memorial to shooting victims outside Santa Fe High School, in Santa Fe, Texas, in May.
News July 17, 2018
Less Than Zero Tolerance
After Parkland, Sante Fe shootings, policies meant to protect schools may lead to some misguided arrests
By Mustafa Z. Mirza and Andrew Rodriguez Calderón
Commentary February 22, 2018
A Responsible Gun Owner Despite My Mental Illness
No, it’s not mental illness. It’s guns.
D.J. Schuette
Q&A August 16, 2016
Milwaukee’s Police Chief on Open-Carry Gun Laws
“It’s lunacy in an urban environment.”
By Simone Weichselbaum
Feature January 15, 2016
Where the Democratic Presidential Candidates Stand on Criminal Justice
A look at Clinton, Sanders and O’Malley in their fourth debate.
By The Marshall Project
Feature January 14, 2016
Republican Candidates on Criminal Justice: A Primer
Their sixth debate is in Charleston, a city still recovering from last year’s church killings.
By The Marshall Project
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