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Immigrants in Texas ICE Camp Begin Hunger Strike to Protest Indefinite Detention
Closing Argument
The Flock Backlash Catches Up to the Tech
Life Inside
Here’s What Happens When You Become Institutionalized

The Marshall Project

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Closing Argument September 26
From Sweltering Cells to Frigid Tents: The Extreme Temperatures of Incarceration
While Texas faces a 2029 deadline to install AC and California debates workplace exemptions, incarcerated people endure extreme heat and freezing detention camps.
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A photo shows a group of people with their hands on a fence with barbed wire at the top. They are outside the facility, facing in. One person has a button on their backpack that says “ICE Out,” and another wears a light-blue hooded jacket and a face mask.
Analysis September 25
ICE Says It Can Detain Immigrants as Long as It Wants. Will the Supreme Court Agree?
Hundreds of federal judges have ruled against the administration’s “mandatory detention” policy, but the Supreme Court may soon have the final say.
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Inside Story September 22
What Happens When Prisons Take Away Conjugal Visits?
Once allowed in 17 states, only four still offer family visits. Host Lawrence Bartley examines how isolating loved ones impacts prison safety.
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News and Awards September 21
The Marshall Project is Putting on a Concert of Music Made in Prisons
Tickets are on sale for Redemption Songs Live, an evening of storytelling and song in partnership with Musicambia.
By The Marshall Project
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Closing Argument September 19
Why Some Jurors and Judges No Longer Trust Trump’s Justice Department
Federal prosecutors have struggled to convict anti-ICE protesters, while grand juries and judges are showing unusual skepticism of the government.
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An illustration with a periwinkle blue background shows, at center, an incarcerated person in a coral uniform curled up holding his stomach. Surrounding him are giant examples of different kinds of food in shades of orange, coral and peach, including boxes of cereal, a carrot, ham, a taco shell, a slice of cheese, and ketchup. A fork, knife and cafeteria tray also float nearby.
Life Inside September 18
Taking GLP-1 Shots in Prison? Yes, But It’s Complicated.
Muscle loss is a side effect of the GLP-1 my doctor prescribed. But many of the protein-rich foods that rebuild it are banned in New York prisons.
By Devin A Giordano
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News September 18
New Prison Policy Gives Trump Administration More Power to Punish Enemies
The Bureau of Prisons quietly revised its rules to allow Attorney General Todd Blanche to unilaterally decide where federal prisoners serve time.
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Sending Kites September 15
How to Prepare for a Release Date From Prison
Leaving prison can be logistically, financially and emotionally complicated. Incarcerated readers share ways they’re preparing themselves.
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A photo shows an aerial view of people in a field next to a gray building.
Closing Argument September 12
ICE Treatment of Transgender Women Reversing Years-Long Practices
Women said they face harassment and lack proper medical care.
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A collage shows photographs of a stack of white papers; a White man in a blue prison uniform hugging his mother; a necklace with an orange guitar pick; and two men playing their guitars. Other digital images in the collage include clouds, a chain-link fence, and cardboard texture.
Life Inside September 11
The Mourning After
From concealing causes of death to delaying memorials, prisons treat people passing away like business as usual.
by Phillip Luna
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