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A Mississippi Prison Murder Indictment Was Forgotten for 3 Years — Until a Reporter Called

John Lowe was beaten to death in a prison shower in 2021, but the murder suspect was not served the indictment because of bureaucratic missteps.

Jackson • 09.17.2025

‘Zombie Prisons’: How ICE Detention Is Raising Troubling Facilities From the Dead

ICE needs more detention space, and it’s faster to open old facilities than to build new ones.

Analysis • 08.29.2025

How Trump Used the Criminal System to Massively Expand Immigration Detention

Through threats and incentives, the administration conscripted local jails, federal prisons and private companies to detain immigrants.

Analysis • 08.01.2025

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