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Life Inside
The ‘Last Responder’: What Being a Mortician to Homicide Victims Taught Me About Grief
St. Louis
Their Dads Were on Death Row in Missouri. Here’s How They Faced Goodbyes, Executions and Grief.
Jackson
Mississippi Prison Chief Reopens Homicide Cases Following News Investigation
Closing Argument
October 11
How Filmmakers Uncovered the ‘Sinister Environment’ Inside Alabama Prisons
The directors of ‘The Alabama Solution’ discuss their piercing new documentary and what they hope people will take away from the film.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Analysis
October 10
‘The Alabama Solution’: A Humanitarian Crisis in Grainy Detail
A new documentary features cellphone footage exposing abuse and neglect that is all too common in U.S. prisons. Here are five takeaways.
By
Nicole Lewis
The Record
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Death Sentences
October 9
5 Things to Know About Robert Roberson’s Stayed Execution in Texas
The state wanted to put him to death by lethal injection. Then a court intervened.
By
Maurice Chammah
Analysis
October 9
No Showers, Black Mold and Clogged Toilets: America’s Jails Are Disgusting
Understaffing, outdated facilities and poor management have led to filthy conditions in jails in St. Louis, Cleveland and Hinds County, Mississippi.
By
Ivy Scott
,
Brittany Hailer
and
Daja E. Henry
Feature
October 8
Can a Biometric Bracelet Stop People From Dying Behind Bars?
Jails across the country are trying a high-tech solution to keep prisoners safe. Will it work?
By
Peter O’Dowd
and
Allison Hagan
, Here & Now
Cleveland
October 7
Pressure Mounts on Cuyahoga Sheriff for Independent Probe of Tasha Grant’s Restraint Death
Community advocates and surviving family members also want the sheriff to step aside in two other death investigations involving deputies.
By
Mark Puente
,
Brittany Hailer
and
Doug Livingston
Opening Statement
Links from
this morning’s email
Chicago federal appeals court upholds block on National Guard deployment
Immigration Agents Have Held More Than 170 Americans Against Their Will, ProPublica Finds — ProPublica
John Bolton Indicted Over Handling of Classified Information
Feds target rideshare driver parking lot in raid at O’Hare
He Was Convicted Entirely On Clashing Eyewitness Testimony. Alabama Plans to Execute Him Next Week.
A Portland Costume Shop Is Seeing a Boost in Business From ICE Protesters Dressing as Inflatable Animals
Sheriff calls for community help in South Carolina mass shooting investigation
Teen’s live-streamed suicide set off exhaustive search for ‘White Tiger’
After 40 years and 3 overturned convictions, arrest made in murder case thanks to smoothie straw
Freedom is Something You Carry Inside — Assigned
Trump ICE Raids Take Horrific Turn in Chicago, Handing Dems an Opening
What happens if Trump gives the military an unlawful order?
Sheriff who invented "Kavanaugh Stops" sees Supreme Court vindication.
The 1,287,923 defects in the Comey case ... so far
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Mamdani issues broad public apology to NYPD
Seattle Spent Thousands on "Organized Retail Theft" Operation at Marshall's, Arresting Five and Recovering $400 in Merchandise
Meta Removes Facebook Group That Shared Information on ICE Agents
New study shows how California crime measure Prop. 36 is working- CalMatters
Death Sentences
October 6
Did the ‘Psychopath Test’ Help Send an Innocent Man to His Execution?
The case against Robert Roberson, whose execution is scheduled for Oct. 16, is the latest to raise questions about a controversial diagnosis.
By
Maurice Chammah
Closing Argument
October 4
For Trump Administration, Fighting Crime Takes a Backseat to Immigration Arrests
“It’s a good time to be an American-born criminal,” said one expert, as ICE’s dragnet now includes thousands of agents from other federal law enforcement.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
Life Inside
October 3
When the ‘Diddy’ Case Hits Home
As a kid, Joseph Wilson was sexually exploited by someone who was supposed to take care of him. The trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs resurfaced old wounds.
By
Joseph Wilson
Jackson
October 1
Rare Oversight Begins at Hinds County’s Raymond Detention Center in Mississippi
After a decade-long court battle, receiver Wendell M. France takes the reins.
By
Daja E. Henry