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Feature
In This Police Youth Program, a Trail of Sexual Abuse Across the U.S.
Analysis
How Campus Protests Could Shape the 2024 Elections — And Not Just the Presidency
Closing Argument
They Killed Their Abusive Partners. Now Their Sentences Could Be Reconsidered.
Life Inside
April 26
What Being Trans in Prison Is Really Like
Amid a wave of anti-trans legislation, and the violence that often follows, four people share their experiences in the criminal justice system.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
Closing Argument
April 20
The Enduring Use of Solitary, and New Proposed Limits That Will Likely Fail (Again)
Isolation’s damaging effects are widely known. But many facilities confine people — even youth — virtually all day, sometimes in shower stalls.
By
Jamiles Lartey
The Record
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Protest
Israel
Gaza
Palestine
Students
Policing
Arrests
New York
Analysis
April 18
Officials Failed to Act When COVID Hit Prisons. A New Study Shows the Deadly Cost.
People in prison died at 3.4 times the rate of the free population, with the oldest hit hardest. New data holds lessons for preventing future deaths.
By
Anna Flagg
,
Jamiles Lartey
and
Shannon Heffernan
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.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Life Inside
April 12
I Had a Tough Job at My Brooklyn Jail: Keeping Men From Taking Their Own Lives
As a suicide prevention aide, I had to make sure my fellow detainees didn’t harm themselves. It was surprisingly easy to get such a complex job.
By
Rashon Venable
Analysis
April 10
This Supreme Court Case on Homelessness May Limit Prisoner Rights and Expand Executions
In Grants Pass v. Johnson, a town in Oregon asks the court to reconsider what constitutes “cruel and unusual punishments.”
By
Maurice Chammah
,
Shannon Heffernan
and
Beth Schwartzapfel
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say
Lawyer for Stormy Daniels Says He Believed Trump Was Behind Hush-Money Talks
Donald Trump on What His Second Term Would Look Like
He threatened Marjorie Taylor Greene. Then came the consequences.
Police in riot gear at UCLA campus where protesters clashed
East Charlotte residents describe Galway Drive shootout scene
The Connecticut Company Accused of Fueling an Execution Spree
Oklahoma Is Finally Trying to Cut Prison Time for Abused Moms – Mother Jones
Sandra Doorley, Monroe County D.A., Faces Backlash Over Trying to Dodge Ticket
DEA Finally Expected To Reclassify Marijuana
Catastrophizing the Oral Argument in Trump v. U.S.
Bill Barr doesn’t mind a little autocracy if your politics are right
‘Donald Trump Did This’: How to Beat MAGA on Border Security
Opinion
Violent Crime Is Falling Nationwide — Here’s How We Know
Victims of harassment in the federal judiciary have little recourse : NPR
How ‘History and Tradition’ Rulings Are Changing American Law
Tennessee Gov. Lee Kills Clemency Initiative for Drug-Free School Zone Offenders
‘Transformative’: More college programs are slowly coming into prisons • Stateline
Closing Argument
April 6
What an Eclipse Lockdown Reveals about Dignity in Prisons and Jails
Recent lawsuits regarding the rights of incarcerated people and guards include gender, religious discrimination, and the right to watch the eclipse
By
Jamiles Lartey
Life Inside
April 5
I Made 13 Cents an Hour as a Prison Janitor. Here’s Why I Donated My Wages to Gaza Relief
It’s a common misconception that once someone enters jail or prison, they lose their interest in the outside world.
By
Hamzah Jihad Furqaani
as told to
Aala Abdullahi
Jackson
April 4
How Mississippi’s Jim Crow Laws Still Haunt Black Voters Today
After the U.S. Civil War, white supremacists used felony disenfranchisement to suppress the Black vote. Even now, restoring rights has hit a roadblock.
By
Daja E. Henry
Jackson
April 4
Terror, Murder and Jim Crow Laws: Inside Mississippi’s Racial Voter Intimidation History
Black Mississippians’ right to vote has constantly been under threat. A recent bill that would have restored voting rights to thousands died in committee.
By
Daja E. Henry