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Life Inside July 29, 2022
When People Fear Me Based on My Jail Tats and Scars, They Miss the Real Me
A recent ride to a public clinic gave Jose Armendariz a quick break from jail. But he couldn’t escape the fear and judgement of the other patients.
By Jose Armendariz
An illustration shows a dark brown-skinned baby's hand gripping the index finger of a light brown adult hand against a black background. Shreds of paper showing a woman's varying expressions of worry overlap on top of the image of the two hands.
Life Inside April 1, 2022
I Had a High-Risk Pregnancy in Jail — Then I Gave Birth in Chains
When Rebecca Figueroa was arrested two months into her pregnancy, she didn’t worry because she wasn’t guilty. But seven months later, she was still in jail and totally unprepared for a high-risk pregnancy, childbirth in restraints and the constant fear of losing her daughter.
By Rebecca Figueroa as told to Carla Canning
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, 2022
“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
Commentary May 22, 2016
Pretty in Pink Handcuffs
We’re going to shackle you while you give birth, but you’ll look great.
By Bill Keller
A courtroom sketch of James Holmes, left, with defense attorney Tamara Brady on the first day of jury selection.
News January 23, 2015
‘The Garb of Innocence’
Defendants may be presumed innocent — but can judges ensure they look innocent?
By Beth Schwartzapfel
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