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Galvanized by Trump, These States Are Passing Harsh New Laws Against Immigrants
News
They’re Facing Deportation with Severe Mental Illness — And Now Without a Lawyer
Cleveland
What Happens When Someone Dies Inside One of America’s Worst Jails?
A collage illustration shows images of the city of St. Louis, a river, three silhouettes, barbed wire, and a pathway surrounded by foliage.
St. Louis July 22
Immigrant Family Hides for Their Lives in St. Louis as ICE Crackdown Intensifies
They say returning to Guatemala isn’t an option — even if they are forced to.
By
An aerial view of a tan brick prison facility with cars parked in front.
Closing Argument July 19
Why Closing Prisons — Even Bad Ones — Is Complicated
From politics to economics, closing old or bad prisons is not always straightforward. Even some incarcerated people have mixed emotions.
By
A photo collage with a navy blue background shows two torn sheets of paper, with the upper one reading: "Candidate: Report of Receipts and Disbursements, 2024 Annual Report" and "Name of candidate: Friends of Jody Owens," and the lower one reading "Office sought: District Attorney" and an x marked next to a line that reads "Friday, January 31, 2025 (January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024). Jody Owens's signature appears below the tears. To the right of the illustration is a photo of Jody Owens, in navy blue and white tones.
Jackson July 18
Indicted Mississippi Prosecutor’s Latest Campaign Finance Report Rife With Errors
Amid federal corruption charges, the campaign finance report from Jody Owens features bad math, with thousands of dollars unaccounted for.
By , The Marshall Project, and Anna Wolfe, Mississippi Today
An illustration shows a man in a prison uniform holding a piece of paper and standing in front of other men in prison uniforms seated on folding chairs in front of him. Four smaller panels suggest the daily life of an incarcerated person, showing a man with his arms raised up, talking on the phone, laying in bed, and holding a tray of food.
Life Inside July 18
I Was Proud of My Gift of Gab. Then I Took a Communications Class Led by Fellow Prisoners.
After 16 years in Michigan lockups, award-winning poet and writer Demetrius Buckley had to relearn how to be an active listener.
By
An illustration shows, at the top left, a woman with medium-toned skin holding papers and sitting in front of a laptop. Five circles are situated in sequence from the bottom left of the illustration to the top right. Inside the circles, from left to right are: hands typing on a laptop with the word "FOIA" on the screen; a hand writing on a notepad as a laptop is partially visible; a woman talking on a cellphone while sitting in front of a laptop; a man receiving a phone call in front of a desktop screen; and a man redacting a document. At the bottom right of the illustration is a woman receiving documents and binders that are flying out of a laptop screen.
Investigate This July 18
Journalists: How to Get Records the Criminal Justice System Doesn’t Want You to Have
Use these tips from investigative reporter Alysia Santo to map out the systems you must unlock to get the documents you need.
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A Black woman with braids and a pink shirt holds her hand on her chest while holding a golden cross necklace.
Looking Back July 17
The First Trans Prisoner Who Took Her Case All the Way to the Supreme Court
From her prison cell, Dee Farmer drafted the lawsuit that became one of the most cited cases of all time, Farmer v. Brennan.
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Three screen captures from a video showing a courtroom scene where the judge sits at the bench on the right, and across a dark green carpet sits the prosecutor at a table. The images are overlaid on each other with edges overlapping. Behind the images in faded text appears language from the Florida immigration law that has been blocked by a federal judge.
Feature July 15
Arrested, Shackled and Deported from Florida — Despite a Federal Court Order
A man was convicted and deported to Mexico, and at least 26 other people have been arrested under a Florida immigration law that officials were ordered not to enforce.
By , and
A photo of a small red building situated on a grassy landscape dotted with trees is overlaid on a monochrome photo of a campus dotted with buildings and trees.
Feature July 14
Dozens of Teens Who Spent Time at Abusive Florida Reform School Ended Up on Death Row
At least 34 boys from the Dozier School were later sentenced to death. Did abuse make them more violent?
By Leonora Lapeter Anton
A photo shows the back of a light-skinned police officer wearing a black T-shirt, a black cap, face covering and a vest with the words "police enforcement and removal operations." There are 4 officers standing in the background.
Closing Argument July 12
How the “Big Beautiful Bill” Will Change Criminal Justice and Immigration
The new law aims to shift much of the nation’s law enforcement toward immigration — and could reduce efforts to prevent violent crime.
By
A photo illustration with a black and white photograph of the exterior of a prison in the background with red rectangles overlaying it. In the middle is a semi-circle with the typewritten text from several phrases, including “tortured for 18 hours with an..” and “I began to feel a sharp pain on the left side of my chest.” Below the text is a photo of an officer's hands on the wrist of a man in handcuffs.
News July 11
Shackled For Days and Weeks: A Federal Report Finds Widespread Abuse in Prisons
The report, by the Justice Department’s internal watchdog, comes after an investigative series by The Marshall Project and NPR exposed similar abuses.
By Joseph Shapiro, NPR
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