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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
How Filmmakers Uncovered the ‘Sinister Environment’ Inside Alabama Prisons
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
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
The Record
The
most popular topics
in criminal justice today
Second Trump administration
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Immigration
ICE
Immigration Detention
Chicago, Illinois
authoritarian(s)
Department of Justice
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Understaffing, outdated facilities and poor management have led to filthy conditions in jails in St. Louis, Cleveland and Hinds County, Mississippi.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
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
Opening Statement
Links from
this morning’s email
Trump’s Favored Prosecutor Is Moving at Full Steam
WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action
Trump's CBP Disappears Portland Mom and U.S. Citizen Kids
Circuit Court walks back judge’s block on Trump’s National Guard call-up in Chicago
Indiana Killed Their Partners Under Cover Of Darkness. They Want Answers.
Money to remedy racial profiling in metro Phoenix spent on unrelated purposes, report says
How Jorge Ruiz’s Fatal Car Crash Case Tested Alabama’s Justice System — ProPublica
In Seattle Mayoral Race, Tensions Between Crackdown and Compassion on Homelessness
A phone, a notebook, and some spreadsheets: How Appleseed’s determined researcher tracks Alabama prison deaths, comforts grieving families and ensures their suffering is documented – Alabama Appleseed
The Situation: Three Thoughts on the Comey Arraignment
The Revolutions After the Revolution
Opinion
The Activists Fighting for Dignity for Incarcerated Pregnant Women
Trump Admin Hides Number of Pregnant People in ICE Detention
Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders
Police visit over postcard to Florida CFO alarms free speech experts
ICE Seeking to Deport Subu Vedam
US anti-fascism expert leaves country day after being blocked from flying to Spain
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
News and Awards
October 1
The Marshall Project, St. Louis Public Radio and APM Reports Win 2025 Sunshine Award
The outlets are honored for their series on unsolved homicides by St. Louis Police Department, victims and families without justice.
By
The Marshall Project