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The wall of a cell shows an area with gray exposed paint in the shape of a hole.
News April 28
Solitary Confinement Harms Teens. Louisiana Lawmakers Took a Step to Limit It.
An investigation by The Marshall Project, NBC News and ProPublica found that youth in a Louisiana lockup were held in isolation around the clock for weeks.
By Beth Schwartzapfel, The Marshall Project; Erin Einhorn, NBC News; and Annie Waldman, ProPublica
A photo illustration shows Governor Greg Abbott's face torn in half, with one half of his face brighter and the other half of his face slightly darker. There is also an image of migrants crossing the Rio Grande River, a portion of a spreadsheet showing border security costs, powdered fentanyl near hundred dollar bills, and torn sections of trees and sky.
Analysis April 27
Reality Check: 7 Times Texas Leaders Misled the Public About Operation Lone Star
As reporters investigated Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border initiative, they repeatedly found instances where Abbott and DPS officials cited accomplishments that lacked crucial context or were misleading. Here are a few examples.
By Lomi Kriel and Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, Kengo Tsutsumi, ProPublica and Andrew Rodriguez Calderón, The Marshall Project
Chris Morton, a man with light-toned skin and wearing a blue suit jacket and tie, stands near a window.
Feature April 21
Crime Stoppers of Houston Has a Tip: Vote Out These Judges
The historically nonpartisan nonprofit took millions of dollars from the Republican governor. Now it’s targeting Democratic judges.
By David Fahrenthold, The New York Times, and Keri Blakinger, The Marshall Project
Images of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, former Gov. Rick Perry, people being arrested for crossing the border illegally, and sky and brush are overlaid on a timeline shown by a grid that starts from 2005 and goes just past 2020.
Analysis April 18
Texans Spend Billions on Border Operations. What Do They Get in Return?
Rick Perry and Greg Abbott have launched widely publicized and costly border initiatives for nearly two decades — often during reelection season or while eyeing higher office.
BY Lomi Kriel AND Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune AND Andrew Rodriguez Calderón
A black and white photo shows a black chair draped with a hood which Gilmore wore during the execution. The upper right part of the chair back has bullet holes. The chair is surrounded with sandbags.
Death Sentences April 8
The Return of the Firing Squad?
With a scarcity of lethal injection drugs, South Carolina has brought back an archaic execution method. In other states, men on death row are asking for it.
By Maurice Chammah
News April 4
Texas Border Operation’s Largest Share of Arrests: Trespassing On Private Property
About 40% of people arrested by Operation Lone Star over seven months face only this charge. They often spend months in prison, but the tactic does not appear to have slowed migration.
BY Jolie Mccullough, The Texas Tribune
Feature March 21
Texas Says Its Multi-Billion Dollar Border Operation Is Working. The Evidence Tells a Different Story.
Arrests of U.S. citizens hundreds of miles from the border. Drug busts from across the state. Changing statistics. The data Texas Gov. Greg Abbott uses to boast about Operation Lone Star raises more questions than answers.
BY Lomi Kriel AND Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, Andrew Rodriguez Calderón AND Keri Blakinger
A body wrapped in plastic lies among fallen autumn leaves in front of a wooden fence. Barbed wire lines the top of the fence.
Feature March 17
He Teaches Police “Witching” To Find Corpses. Experts Are Alarmed.
At the National Forensic Academy, crime scene investigators learn to dowse for the dead, though it’s not backed by science.
By Rene Ebersole
A photo illustration shows overlapping vertical bars, with a background of barbed wire. Several of the vertical bars have images, including of fencing, a man in handcuffs, a man lying on a bed in a cell, and people in a prison.
Inside Out March 17
Do Texas Prison Conditions Violate Human Rights Standards? One Scottish Court Says Yes
Tiny cells, lacking medical treatment and sweltering conditions cited by judge who blocked extradition.
By Keri Blakinger
A photo illustration shows the silhouettes of four dark-skinned teens facing a door in a solitary confinement unit. Light shines through a window in the door. As the viewer scrolls up on the story, the light from the window gets brighter.
Feature March 10
“No Light. No Nothing.” Inside Louisiana’s Harshest Juvenile Lockup
Teens at the Acadiana Center for Youth at St. Martinville were held in solitary confinement around the clock, shackled with leg irons and deprived of an education. “This is child abuse,” one expert said.
Beth Schwartzapfel, The Marshall Project; Erin Einhorn, NBC News; and Annie Waldman, ProPublica
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