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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
What Being Trans in Prison Is Really Like
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
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
The Record
The
most popular topics
in criminal justice today
Protest
Israel
Gaza
Palestine
Students
Policing
Arrests
New York
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
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
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
4 law officers killed, 4 wounded serving warrant in Charlotte
Protesters at Columbia Occupy Hamilton Hall: College Protests Live Updates
Myth of 'superhuman strength' in Black people persists in deadly encounters with police
What George Kelly’s Mistrial Says About How We See the Border
6 months after Illinois ended cash bail, jail populations are down
Prison officers traumatized by rate of executions in US death penalty states
In Colorado, sweeping changes for trans women in prison could have ripple effects
In Karen Read case, autopsy report remains secret under Massachusetts law
‘Troubling reports’ of abuse at Michigan ICE facility prompt call for investigation
The Trumpification of the Supreme Court
On Crime, Immigration, and Crime Data
Opinion
There’s nothing woke about ruling against sleep deprivation in prison
How Citizens United cleared the way for the biggest political bribery scandal in Ohio history • Ohio Capital Journal
Brittany Hailer’s lawsuit forces Allegheny County to revise jail policies
Police officer hiring in US increases in 2023 after years of decline, survey shows
Jury awards Jimmy Dennis $16 million for overturned murder conviction in Philadelphia
After Prison, I Went to Miami to Reacquaint Myself With Freedom
Sen. Alex Padilla emerges as persistent counterforce for immigrants
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
News and Awards
April 3
The Marshall Project Wins Prestigious National Magazine Award for General Excellence
This is the third time the news site has won for the breadth and ambition of its coverage.
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