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Closing Argument
How AI-Powered Police Forces Watch Your Every Move
Feature
This Mix of Therapies Is Helping to Stop Youth Violence in Chicago
News
Judge Stops Federal Prisons From Enforcing Trump’s Trans Care Ban, For Now
News
June 2
No Camera, No Case? A New York Trial Shows It’s Hard to Prove Prison Abuse Without Video
Michael McCallion waited years to confront in court the officers he said attacked him in prison. The guards denied the assault ever happened.
By
Joseph Neff
Closing Argument
May 31
‘Freedom for Captives!’ Trump Puts Clemency Machine Into Overdrive for Political Allies
The president has remade the pardons process with seemingly one key principle in mind: “No MAGA left behind.”
By
Jamiles Lartey
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Analysis
May 29
Remembering Tom Robbins
Our founder reflects on the legacy of the reporter who helped set the standard for The Marshall Project’s investigations into prison abuse.
By
Neil Barsky
Analysis
May 25
George Floyd, 5 Years Later
On this anniversary of Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, here are six pieces about why it happened — and what followed.
By
Daphne Duret
Closing Argument
May 24
As Trump Abandons Police Reforms, These Local Officials Vow to Press On
The Department of Justice said it’s pulling back from policing changes. Will cities and states have the tools to enforce them?
By
Jamiles Lartey
and
Daphne Duret
Life Inside
May 23
Love Beyond Bars: Larry and Gloria
Larry Moses and Gloria Armour first dated in their 20s. The New Orleans duo reunited in their 60s, after Moses was wrongfully imprisoned for 29 years.
Photographs and Interview by
Camille Farrah Lenain
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Carla Canning
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this mornings’s email
Supreme Court Blocks Mexico’s Suit Against U.S. Gun Makers
ICE arrests record number of immigrants in single day
Federal judge says migrants sent to El Salvador must be able to challenge removals
Trump Orders Investigation of Biden and His Aides
Texas immigration raid raises questions about evidence
Philly is tracking more kids by GPS than ever. Police can access that data, no warrant required.
New round of DNA testing proves innocence of man imprisoned for decades for OC slaying, defense says – Orange County Register
Judge bars Trump administration from deporting family of Boulder attack suspect
Nashville ICE raid reignites city’s turmoil with GOP leaders
‘They’re Here to Detain Me’
Diddy’s Trial Is Revealing a Conspiracy, but It’s Not the One People Expected
What We Get Wrong About Violent Crime
Stephen Miller v. the Rule of Law
Trump’s new favorite law for criminalizing his opponents.
“They’re Ruining People’s Lives”: Bans on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth in the US
Curtis Yarvin’s Plot Against America
Trump’s Pardon Attorney Mulls Clemency for Fake Electors—Dead or Alive – Mother Jones
Robert Kaiser
How FBI Sought Warrant for Columbia Student Protester Instagram
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May 22
Is Trump’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Prisoners Unconstitutional?
A federal judge considers if the president’s executive order barring hormone treatment in the Bureau of Prisons is cruel and unusual punishment.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
Analysis
May 21
The Unbearable Darkness of Jail
Jails in St. Louis, Cleveland and Jackson, Mississippi, don’t provide direct access to sunlight and fresh air – even when their own policies require it.
By
Ivy Scott
,
Brittany Hailer
and
Daja E. Henry
News
May 19
They’re Facing Deportation with Severe Mental Illness — And Now Without a Lawyer
The Trump administration recently ended a legal aid program, leaving immigrants who have mental health disorders on their own.
By
Christie Thompson
St. Louis
May 19
Rural Missouri Jails See Windfall in Trump’s Mass Deportation Effort
As cash-strapped jails rush in for ICE contracts, one man’s death shows the complexity and risk of detaining immigrants.
By
Jesse Bogan