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Facing Decades in Prison, a Mississippi Mother Defied a Prosecutor and a Hazy Legal Theory
News
‘Sleep Don’t Come’: The Dangerous Problem of Sleep Deprivation Behind Bars
Feature
Hospitals Gave Patients Meds During Childbirth, Then Reported Them For Positive Drug Tests
News Inside
December 11
Lights, Camera, Action
News Inside Issue 18 provides a glimpse into the first-ever Sing Sing Film Festival.
By
Lawrence Bartley
News
December 10
New Florida Prison Policy on Trans Health Care ‘Like Conversion Therapy’
With new restrictions on gender-affirming care, prisons confiscate underwear from trans people and compel them to cut their hair.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
The Record
The
most popular topics
in criminal justice today
Donald Trump
Department of Justice
Immigration
Trump Administration
Biden administration
Pardons
Joe Biden
Clemency
Closing Argument
December 7
Hunter Biden’s Pardon and Who the President Could Choose Next
Thousands of people without political connections are also hoping for Joe Biden to pardon them before he leaves the White House.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Life Inside
December 6
I Found My Faith Community in Prison. Then My Facility Closed.
Rashon Venable spent three productive years at New York’s Sullivan Correctional Facility. A surprise shutdown sent the Muslim poet and writer into a tailspin.
By
Rashon Venable
Feature
December 4
After Jail Deaths and No Justice, This Kentucky Lawyer Tried to Make a Difference
A tough legal precedent had kept his clients from their day in court, so Greg Belzley decided there was only one thing to do — try to change the law.
By
Ryan Kost
News and Awards
November 26
The Marshall Project Wins EPPY Award for Best Collaborative Investigative/Enterprise Reporting
The Marshall Project, St. Louis Public Radio and APM Reports were recognized for their investigation into homicide clearance rates in St. Louis.
By
The Marshall Project
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences in biggest single-day act of clemency
FBI Director Christopher Wray says he will resign before Trump takes office
Trump’s deportation plan would hurt families and economy, Senate hears
Inspection of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Federal Medical Center Devens
More than 100 sex offenders could be safely freed from controversial N.J. lockup, ex-judge says
Georgia Man Charged With 1985 Murders of Couple in Church
Gov. Hobbs stands by decision to fire expert who reviewed state execution practices
Amid Concerns Over Paper, Illinois Prisons Would Be Able to Electronically Scan Mail Under New Contract
The Situation: Chris Wray Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Kash Patel
Why Democrats Got the Politics of Immigration So Wrong for So Long
Biden must clear death row before Trump resumes executions
January 6 Was a Success
The Real Cost of ‘Bad News’: How Misinformation is Undermining Youth Justice Policy in Baltimore – The Sentencing Project
The Reunited
Brother of 'Unabomber' Ted Kaczynski: It's a 'terrible mistake' if he influenced Luigi Mangione
Trump pick for DOJ civil rights draws blowback from advocacy leaders
Judge overturns conviction in case involving now-discredited detective accused of abusing women
DOJ watchdog issues findings on use of subpoenas to obtain journalist records
Closing Argument
November 23
Is The Age of Progressive Prosecutors Over?
Some believe progressive prosecutors have had their moment, but others argue that view misinterprets what’s happening across the country.
By
Lakeidra Chavis
Life Inside
November 22
A Prison Rape Survivor Demands Smart, Safe and Humane Transfers
“I know how a relocation can exacerbate violence,” writes Johanna Mills. “Even when the place you’re leaving is so toxic that you can’t stay there.”
By
Johanna Mills
Cleveland
November 21
Cuyahoga County Jail Will Now Do More Than Show People the Door
Reentry changes come in response to The Marshall Project - Cleveland investigation that showed people leaving jail got little help to avoid returning.
By
Mark Puente
Election 2024
November 20
How We Reported on Rhetoric About Immigrants in the 2024 Election
The Marshall Project identified themes in over 12,000 immigration-related campaign statements and fact-checked 13 of Trump’s most repeated claims.
By
Anna Flagg