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Closing Argument
When Police Encounters With Autistic People Turn Fatal
Life Inside
Boxer Shorts Blues: My Path to Gender-Affirming Underwear in Prison
Cleveland
Ohio Is Among 34 States That Criminalize People Living With HIV. Who Gets Prosecuted?
Cleveland
March 13
He’s in an Ohio Prison for Exposing Someone to HIV - Even Though He Couldn’t Transmit the Virus
Ohio has six laws that criminalize living with HIV, leading to at least 200 prosecutions in recent years.
By
Ken Schneck
, The Buckeye Flame, and
Rachel Dissell
, The Marshall Project
Closing Argument
March 9
These States Are Once Again Embracing ‘Tough-on-Crime’ Laws
Louisiana is one of several states passing punitive measures in response to public fears.
By
Jamiles Lartey
The Record
The
most popular topics
in criminal justice today
New York
migrants
Supreme Court
Donald Trump
Department of Justice
Police Accountability
Undocumented immigrants
classification/de-classification
Cleveland
March 5
Meet the Candidates Running for Judge in Cuyahoga County’s Primary Election
What voters need to know about the judicial candidates on the March 19 primary ballot.
error in byline
Closing Argument
March 2
How Federal Prisons Are Getting Worse
Government watchdog agencies found hundreds of preventable deaths and excessive use of solitary confinement.
By
Jamiles Lartey
and
Christie Thompson
Cleveland
February 28
Black Drivers Still Paying ‘Bratenahl Tax’ in Affluent Cleveland Suburb
Bratenahl police are taking more anti-bias training as new data show two-thirds of tickets are handed to Black drivers.
By
Mark Puente
, The Marshall Project and
Tara Morgan
, News 5 Cleveland
Closing Argument
February 24
Knock, Knock! Who’s There? The Police.
What happens when a joke carries criminal charges?
By
Lakeidra Chavis
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
Supreme Court Seems Likely to Side With NRA in First Amendment Case
Exonerations in the U.S. are slowly rising. 3 people were cleared in Kansas and Missouri last year
Supreme Court won’t delay Navarro prison sentence on contempt charge
Pence and Cassidy draw a line at calling Jan. 6 rioters ‘hostages’
The journey of war veteran Rich Fierro, a ‘hero’ of the Club Q shooting
Lawsuit claims NYC Mayor Adams demanded oral sex from colleague for career help in '93
Father of Laken Riley addresses slain daughter's legacy amid heated immigration debate
SEPTA Quietly Ended Its Pilot With AI Gun Detector ZeroEyes
Leadership Scandals Surround Chicago’s Wrongful Conviction Unit
Expert in Foster Care Cases Admits Her Method Is Unscientific — ProPublica
What the Fani Willis Ruling Says About the Criminal Justice System – Mother Jones
Why Oregon’s Drug Decriminalization Failed
What Congress Should Do About Hate Crime Statistics
What Really Makes People Feel Safe on the Subway
Republicans seize on an alleged rape at a Rockland shelter to further the fiction of a migrant crime wave
FBI sent several informants to Standing Rock protests, court documents show
Chicago Begins Evicting Migrants From Shelters, Citing Strain on Resources
Crime victims form unlikely bonds with wrongfully convicted men
How a sleuth defense attorney and a disgruntled law partner damaged the Trump Georgia case
One far-right leader ousted. Another barely hangs on. Is Shasta rejecting MAGA politics?
Jackson
February 22
This Mississippi Court Appoints Lawyers for Just 1 in 5 Defendants Before Indictment
Mississippi is known as one of the worst states for public defense. In one lower court, most defendants went without any lawyer before indictment.
By
Caleb Bedillion
Closing Argument
February 17
What Crime Data Says About the Effects of Texas Busing Migrants
The influx has sparked fears of rising crime in some cities. The Marshall Project looked at policing data to see if the anxiety reflects reality.
By
Geoff Hing
,
Weihua Li
and
Ilica Mahajan
Life Inside
February 16
I Never Thought I Could Fall In Love With a Woman. Then Came Prison.
We call straight women who couple up with fellow prisoners “gay for the stay.” That slang masks the complexity — and often beauty — of these bonds.
By
Samantha Vantassell
Feature
February 15
Spit Hoods Can Be Deadly. Police Keep Using Them Anyway.
Police cite studies saying the mesh bags are safe. But experts say the studies are flawed — and deaths in custody raise troubling questions.
By
Daphne Duret