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Inside Story
Americans With Past Convictions Fight to Regain Right to Vote
Election 2024
What People Behind Bars Really Think About the ‘Cop vs. Felon’ Election
Election 2024
‘Trump Remains Very Popular Here’: We Surveyed 54,000 People Behind Bars About the Election
Jackson
October 16
Meet the People Running for Mississippi’s Supreme Court and Other Courts
We profiled candidates for two state Supreme Court seats and other courts, and asked each to tell you in their own words why they should be elected.
By
Daja E. Henry
Analysis
October 16
Why Sheriffs’ Elections Matter
From immigration enforcement to abortion access, sheriffs wield a surprising amount of power in their jurisdictions.
By
Maurice Chammah
The Record
The
most popular topics
in criminal justice today
2024 election
Donald Trump
Death Penalty
Texas
Robert Roberson
election interference
Wrongful Conviction
voting rights
News
October 16
Warden Who Ran Federal Prisons With Abusive Practices Now Directs National Training Center
A Bureau of Prisons investigation found that Andrew Ciolli failed to stop violations of the use of force policy at one prison. Now he’s running an agency training center.
By
Christie Thompson
,
Beth Schwartzapfel
, The Marshall Project and
Joseph Shapiro
, NPR
Closing Argument
October 12
Why Some Police Are Being Trained in Election Law
Despite a history of police disenfranchising voters, and recent voter lawsuits, some experts say learning election law may help officers this November.
By
Daphne Duret
Life Inside
October 11
Life Inside, Remixed: How I Found Peace in the Prison Garden
Bobby Bostic was only 18 when he was sentenced to 241 years behind bars. To his surprise, weeds, water and soil put the St. Louis native on the path to healing.
By
The Marshall Project
Inside Story
October 10
Toll of Prison Staff Shortages on Guards, Prisoners and Their Families
Prison staff shortages impact guards, prisoners and their families, and comedian Donnell Rawlings talks about his connection to the system.
By
Lawrence Bartley
and
Donald Washington, Jr.
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
Robert Roberson’s Texas clemency denied in shaken baby case
Nebraska Supreme Court rules that convicted felons who completed their sentences can vote
How a ‘climate of chaos’ went unchecked at Md.’s max security psych hospital
Phoenix police seen punching, Tasering deaf Black man in bodycam video
Activists and city lawmakers balk at Aurora police recruiting at Trump rally
The son of a South Carolina inmate urges the governor to save his father from execution
Karen Read, Sandra Birchmore cases to trail DA Michael Morrissey
A Prison Newspaper Hopes to Bridge ‘Inside’ and ‘Outside’ Worlds in Rural California
Where Freedom Ends
Opinion
Immigration? Inflation? Nope—Trump’s Advertising Is Mostly Anti-Trans
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Sex Trafficking Laws
Wyoming’s costly police brutality settlements demonstrate need for reform
Special counsel Jack Smith: Trump can still face Jan. 6 obstruction count
How the Secret Service Failed to Prevent a Trump Assassination Attempt
A murdered high-schooler’s image was used to create an AI chatbot
It Seemed Like an AI Crime-Fighting Super Tool. Then Defense Attorneys Started Asking Questions
Has San Francisco Gotten Too Tough on Teen Crime? – Mother Jones
Feature
October 9
Assaulted by Her Cellmate, a Trans Woman Took the Federal Prisons to Court
When you are harmed in a place whose purpose is punishment, why is it so hard to get justice?
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
Cleveland
October 8
Meet the Candidates Running for Judge in Cuyahoga County’s General Election
What voters need to know about the judicial candidates on the Nov. 5 general election ballot.
By
The Marshall Project
Closing Argument
October 5
Drug Testing of Pregnant Patients Is Discriminatory, Lawsuit Claims
The Marshall Project recently investigated how faulty drug tests at hospitals lead to pregnant women being reported to authorities and at times separated from their children.
By
Shoshana Walter
Life Inside
October 4
Life Inside, Remixed: What 90 Days in Jail Taught a Poet About America
Ravi Shankar was born in D.C. to South Indian parents. But it took going to jail for him to fully understand what many other Americans of color face.
By
The Marshall Project