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Closing Argument
How Trump Is Trying to Expand the Already Colossal U.S. Prison System
Jackson
Search Mississippi Criminal Justice Bills as They Move Through the Legislature
Life Inside
Prison Wedding Rules: No Cake, No Lace, But Lots of Love
News and Awards
February 11
The Marshall Project Announces St. Louis Local News Team
This will be our third local news team; this one will produce investigative, data and engagement journalism to serve audiences across Missouri.
By
The Marshall Project
St. Louis
February 11
Got a Story About the Justice System in St. Louis? We’re All Ears
Your input helps us decide what issues The Marshall Project - St. Louis should dig into next.
By
Ivy Scott
The Record
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in criminal justice today
Second Trump administration
Department of Justice
New York
Emil Bove
Eric Adams
Justice Department/Adams scandal
Federal Prosecutors
Immigration
Analysis
February 11
Trump’s Executive Order Sows Confusion for Transgender Federal Prisoners
Without guidance from the Bureau of Prisons, trans people are “told one thing from one staff person and a totally different thing from another.”
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
Closing Argument
February 8
How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Blurs the Lines Between Reality, Rumor and Theater
ICE arrests, including “collateral arrests,” are up — and often in front of cameras. But experts say the data is incomplete — and hoaxes abound.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Life Inside
February 7
‘Friendly Signs’ Documentary Follows One Man’s Quest to Create Community for Deaf Prisoners
Director Rahsaan “New York” Thomas explores the impact of Tommy Wickerd’s sign language class at San Quentin and the challenges of prison filmmaking.
By
Aala Abdullahi
Cleveland
February 5
Under Pressure, Cuyahoga County Releases Video of Teen’s Shooting by Deputy
After four months, the county provided body cam footage, and is weighing policy changes amid a Marshall Project and News 5 Cleveland investigation.
By
Mark Puente
, The Marshall Project and
Tara Morgan
, News 5 Cleveland
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
Justice Department fires multiple immigration judges amid case backlog
Transgender man Sam Nordquist tortured, killed in New York state, police say
Hagan Scotten, Adams’s Lead Prosecutor, Quits Defiantly
A gang violence epidemic exploded in Boston, until some found a way to stop it
In Florida GOP’s New Immigration Crackdown, a Familiar Play of Overriding Local Democracy
Texas Judge Fines New York Doctor and Orders Her to Stop Sending Abortion Pills to Texas
Homeowner pleads guilty to shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl who rang the wrong doorbell
Cameras have appeared outside homes of Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ activists. Why are they there?
Donald Trump is Now the Mayor of New York
Can Trump Invoke the Alien Enemies Act?
The Face of Courage
When ICE Raids Go Awry, Reporting Gets Blamed
Purges at the DOJ and FBI: How Civil Service Laws Apply
Trump Prepares to Wipe Out Years of Progress on Gun Violence – Mother Jones
Eric Adams Highlights Coordination With Trump’s Border Czar on Fox News
Federal investigation into Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Office closed after nearly 10 years
Private Prison Company Seeks New Hearing on Wages for Immigrants in Detention
A sisterhood of nuns is quietly emerging on Texas death row
Death Sentences
February 4
Why This Physician Testifies in Favor of the Firing Squad
James Williams is an ER doctor, a hunter, a gunshot victim — and the go-to expert for death row prisoners seeking an alternative to lethal injection.
By
Maurice Chammah
Closing Argument
February 1
How the U.S. Turned Away From the Death Penalty and Toward ‘Death by Incarceration’
The number of people imprisoned for life continues to climb, even as the overall prison population declines.
By
Cary Aspinwall
Investigate This
January 31
Journalists: How to Report on Deaths in Jails and Prisons
When you get a tip about a death or multiple deaths in your local jail or prison, there are concrete steps you can take to start investigating.
By
Brittany Hailer
and
Anna Flagg
News and Awards
January 28
Katrice Hardy Named CEO of The Marshall Project
The industry veteran will lead both the newsroom and business operations.
By
The Marshall Project