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The Hardest Case for Mercy
Inside the effort to spare the Parkland school shooter.
A White person, wearing sunglasses, a green bandana mask and black shirt, holds a poster with the black-and-white image of Elijah McClain, a Black man wearing glasses and a plaid button-up shirt. The poster also reads, "Black Lives Matter. #JusticeForElijahMcClain." There are more protesters marching in the background.
Closing Argument June 15
More States Restricting ‘Excited Delirium’ as Cause of Death in Police Custody
Authorities use the term to describe the condition of some people who die. But some medical organizations say it’s useless or racist pseudoscience.
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A security guard makes his rounds at Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg, Maryland, in February 2017.
Closing Argument May 11
When Bad Cops Become Private Security Guards
There’s growing evidence that former officers with troubling histories of abuse can easily find second careers in private security.
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A man in orange prison shorts is being restrained by three officers in a prison cell.
Feature February 15
5 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Police Use of Spit Hoods
Reporting by The Marshall Project and WTSP in Tampa examined how police continue using the hoods, even as deaths raise troubling questions.
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Five jail staff surround a man restrained in a wheelchair, with his head covered in a mesh hood.
Feature February 15
Spit Hoods Can Be Deadly. Police Keep Using Them Anyway.
Police cite studies saying the mesh bags are safe. But experts say the studies are flawed — and deaths in custody raise troubling questions.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a White man, points a finger while giving a speech.
News January 25
Trans People in Florida Prisons Say Gender-Affirming Care Ban Upended Their Health Care
Nearly two dozen transgender women in prison said their access to treatment suddenly changed following the “anti-woke” law championed by Gov. DeSantis.
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Feature December 18, 2023
The Mercy Workers, Illustrated
Her mission was to save him from death row — by telling the story of his life.
Reported and written by
Illustrated by Jackie Roche
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A White male police officer holds a police vest, pointing out its body camera.
Closing Argument December 16, 2023
What Bodycams Tell Us About the Challenges of Policing the Police
The cameras and other police accountability steps are popular with the public — but not always particularly effective.
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Feature December 15, 2023
Old-School Hair Analysis Is Junk Science. But It Still Keeps People Behind Bars
The technique, developed before DNA testing, can’t definitively tie suspects to crime scenes. Try explaining that to juries — or some judges.
By Rene Ebersole
An illustration shows shattered glass with images inside of the shards. The images are SWAT team officers entering in an apartment, pieces of glass on top of a bed, and a Black woman crouching on the floor with her hands over her head.
Life Inside December 8, 2023
I ‘Stood My Ground’ — but It Was the Police Raiding My House
Diamonds Ford thought she was shooting at an intruder when Florida cops raided her home without knocking. Then she was charged with attempted murder.
By Diamonds Ford as told to
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