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Donald Trump
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Closing Argument
‘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.”
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
News
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
April 29
Trump’s New Order on Policing Seems Sweeping. But What Will It Really Change?
The president’s directive may please some law enforcement officials, but some experts say certain provisions are redundant and ignore how police agencies really work.
By
Daphne Duret
News
April 12
Who Is Billy Marshall? What to Know About Trump’s New Bureau of Prisons Director
West Virginia’s top corrections official led a troubled state agency, and will now head a federal bureaucracy plagued with problems of its own.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
,
Keri Blakinger
and
Shannon Heffernan
Closing Argument
March 22
Trump vs. The Courts: Presidential Attacks Open New Front in Long Battle
Both parties have tried to undermine the courts at times in the past. But Trump’s attacks are in some ways unprecedented.
By
Jamiles Lartey
News
March 12
Trump Is Backing Away From Police Reform. Here’s What That Means for 12 Places.
The administration appears set to end federal oversight of police, including agencies that have committed systemic civil rights violations.
By
Daphne Duret
,
Daja E. Henry
,
Christie Thompson
,
Lakeidra Chavis
,
Geoff Hing
and
Wilbert L. Cooper
Closing Argument
February 15
How Trump Is Trying to Expand the Already Colossal U.S. Prison System
The administration’s efforts — from mass deportation to harsher punishments for some crimes — rely on access to more prison and jail cells.
By
Shannon Heffernan
Analysis
February 11
Trump’s Executive Order Sows Confusion for Transgender Federal Prisoners
Without guidance from the Bureau of Prisons, trans people are “told one thing from one staff person and a totally different thing from another.”
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
Analysis
January 23
Trump’s Order Takes Aim at Transgender People in Prison
Few trans people receive gender-affirming housing and care in the federal prison system. This executive order would make it even harder.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel