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Election 2024
How We Reported on Rhetoric About Immigrants in the 2024 Election
Jackson
How Mississippi’s Supreme Court Runoff Election Could Impact Criminal Cases
Closing Argument
Biden Has 65 Days Left in Office. Here’s What He Can Do on Criminal Justice.
Jackson
November 15
Jackson, Mississippi, Officials Aren’t the First to Stay in Office Amid Corruption Charges
Hinds County District Attorney Jody E. Owens II and Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba vow to fight federal corruption charges and not step down.
By
Daja E. Henry
Analysis
November 15
10 Stories That Defined The Marshall Project’s First 10 Years
For a decade, our journalism has driven change and delivered information to millions, including people behind bars. We’re just getting started.
By
The Marshall Project
The Record
The
most popular topics
in criminal justice today
Donald Trump
Trump Administration
Department of Justice
Matt Gaetz
Immigration
New York
Attorney General
Undocumented immigrants
Life Inside
November 15
This Motivational Speaker Faced Down a Tough Crowd: Fellow Lifers
Over 27 years behind bars, Bobby Bostic learned to inspire people in dark places. It all started with the “complete failure” of his first big speech.
By
Bobby Bostic
Analysis
November 13
3 Things to Know About Prison Violence Against Transgender People
Key takeaways from our story about one trans woman’s legal battle for accountability.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
Analysis
November 12
The Real Problem With Banning Masks at Protests
Privacy advocates worry banning masks at protests will encourage harassment, while cops’ high-tech tools render the rules unnecessary.
By
Ilica Mahajan
Analysis
November 12
The High-Tech Tools Police Can Use to Surveil Protesters
When Americans take to the streets to make their voices heard, they’re inevitably dragging their digital trails right along behind them.
By
Ilica Mahajan
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
Donald Trump's Nov. 26 sentencing in NY hush money case cancelled
Senate Republicans deliver a message to Trump: Gaetz isn't confirmable
Trump-appointed judge opposes ‘blanket pardons’ for Jan. 6 defendants
Menendez Brothers Clemency Decision Is on Hold, Newsom Says
ICE expansion could cause numbers to swell in New Mexico detention centers
Kim Foxx sees legacy as helping community trust Chicago law enforcement
Will a 12-year-old homicide suspect be tried as an adult? Here's what a Milwaukee judge decided
Alabama death row inmate Toforest Johnson seeks new hearing on conviction • Alabama Reflector
What Could Stop Him?
The Situation: In Defense of Merrick Garland
How Much (or Little) Does Biden Administration Want Justice in 9/11 Case?
ICE Isolates Me From Community So Corporations Can Profit From My Imprisonment
The Ted Olson I Knew
DP3 Study: After 1,600 Executions, the Public and Police are Safer in States with No Death Penalty
Federal appeals court denies Carey Dale Grayson appeal to stay execution • Alabama Reflector
Kansas coalition push to end death penalty features Florida man's story of wrongful conviction • Kansas Reflector
Court appears unlikely to spare former Fox News reporter in contempt fight
Gun Industry’s Sharing of Customer Data Slammed by U.S. Sen. Blumenthal — ProPublica
Closing Argument
November 9
Key Criminal Justice Takeaways from the 2024 Election
What’s next for President-elect Donald Trump’s criminal cases, immigration policy, justice reform and more.
By
Jamiles Lartey
and
Beth Schwartzapfel
Jackson
November 8
Despite Bribery Charges, Mississippi Prosecutor, Other Officials Can Remain in Office
Hinds County’s district attorney, Jackson’s mayor and a city council member were indicted on federal charges connected to scheme.
By
Caleb Bedillion
Election 2024
November 8
‘What Now?’ People Behind Bars React to Trump’s Win
Most people in prison can’t vote. But they share concerns about inflation, misinformation, racism and the state of our democracy.
By
Nicole Lewis
,
Shannon Heffernan
and
Beth Schwartzapfel
Life Inside
November 8
Life Inside, Remixed: A Criminal Justice Reformer Takes on ‘Conveyor Belt Justice’
Carol Shapiro joined the New York parole board to make change. Marathon days, copious paperwork and dysfunctional hearings brought her to tears.
By
The Marshall Project