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From left, James Crumbley, his attorney Mariell Lehman, Jennifer Crumbley, and her attorney Shannon Smith, sit in court in Pontiac, Michigan, for sentencing on April 9. The Crumbleys are the first parents convicted of involuntary manslaughter for a U.S. mass shooting committed by their son.
Closing Argument April 13
The Parents Paying for Their Children’s Crimes
Experts warn about a wave of legal consequences for parents like the Crumbleys, while some states consider prosecutions for kids as young as 10.
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Signs and red paper hearts are taped to a green school door. The signs read as messages of support, such as: "We love you Richneck," "You are in our hearts," "We stand by you," and "Get better fast Ms. Z."
Closing Argument January 14
Virginia School Shooting Tests How Young Is Too Young to be Prosecuted
Nearly half of U.S. states have no minimum age for prosecution, unlike most nations.
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Feature November 2, 2021
Police Hurt Thousands of Teens Every Year. A Striking Number Are Black Girls.
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A worker at a federal prison factory in Edgefiled, S.C., in 2019.
Coronavirus April 10, 2020
Federal Prison Factories Kept Running as Coronavirus Spread
Prisoners made furniture and license plates during the pandemic, according to workers and families. Some plants are now making face masks.
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Prisoners in Angola, Louisiana, where the state prison population has dropped by 5.4 percent.
News May 18, 2018
Maryland Leads as Prison Populations Continue to Decline
Sentencing reforms still curbing mass incarceration, but some eye reversals.
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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 May 13, 2015
Willie Horton Revisited
We talk to the man who became our national nightmare. Thirty years later, does he still matter?
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