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Closing Argument
As Trump Abandons Police Reforms, These Local Officials Vow to Press On
Life Inside
Love Beyond Bars: Larry and Gloria
News
Is Trump’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Prisoners Unconstitutional?
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
The Record
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Second Trump administration
Department of Justice
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Due Process
Deportation
rule of law
Immigration
Supreme Court
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
Closing Argument
May 17
Five Years After George Floyd’s Murder, Police Reforms Are Being Rolled Back
As reforms stall in some states, the U.S. Supreme Court just made it easier for police to be sued — and perhaps easier for police to defend themselves.
By
Jamiles Lartey
News and Awards
May 16
The Marshall Project Honored in 10 Categories by the Society for News Design
The competition honors the best in visual journalism and design in the world.
By
The Marshall Project
Cleveland
May 16
Ohio Lawmaker Wants to Require Jails to Report Pregnancy Outcomes
The Cleveland Democrat says “all babies should count,” — regardless of whether their mother is behind bars — to ensure access to healthcare for pregnant women.
By
Mark Puente
, The Marshall Project, and
Scott Noll
, News 5 Cleveland
Opening Statement
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Inside Trump Officials’ Debate Over Abrego Garcia’s Deportation
$12 billion for border spending reimbursement added to U.S. tax bill
Former Jan. 6 defendant arrested near Obama's house is convicted on gun charges
ICE Agents Are Camped Outside Immigration Courts to Make Arrests
Tennessee man is executed for killing his wife and her 2 sons, 3 years after last-minute reprieve
MPD introduces new civilian bureau chiefs
Chicago Police Arrest Rates Drop When Shooters Kill Black People
Florida Prosecutors Are Investigating a Charity Tied to Casey DeSantis
Opinion
I Wrote This From Solitary Confinement. I Refuse to Let It Break Me.
Nihilistic Violent Extremism and American Counterterrorism
The Weaponization Czar
Surveillance Unchecked at Kash Patel’s FBI
SPLC Report Finds Hard-Right Groups Influencing Our Democracy
Judge finds police acted reasonably in shooting New Mexico man while at wrong address
Chicago Police Fail to Investigate Officers Repeatedly Accused of Sexual Assault — ProPublica
The ordeal of Koty Williams
The Supreme Court’s Immunity-to-Impunity Pipeline
Cleveland
May 15
Uncounted: Ohio’s Failure to Track Lost Pregnancies in Jails Spurs Questions Over Care
One woman’s pregnancy ended in the Cuyahoga County Jail amid ignored cries for help and an “egregious performance failure” by medical staff.
By
Mark Puente
, The Marshall Project, and
Scott Noll
, News 5 Cleveland
St. Louis
May 14
These Missouri Prisons Get ‘Brutally Hot.’ In Solitary, It’s Even Worse.
A recent class action lawsuit from the MacArthur Justice Center sheds light on how extreme heat creates life-threatening conditions for those in solitary confinement.
By
Ivy Scott
Jackson
May 14
DOJ Shakeup May Put Civil Rights Probe of 1970 Jackson State, Mississippi, Killings At Risk
The Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Act made way for investigations of racially motivated killings. The federal agency enforcing it is in disarray.
By
Daja E. Henry
Jackson
May 12
In Mississippi’s Capital City, Indicted District Attorney Flouts Campaign Disclosure Laws
While he fights federal bribery charges, Jody Owens faces sanctions for not disclosing campaign funds and spending. Weak laws confuse enforcement.
By
Caleb Bedillion