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A photo of a Black woman with her hair in a bun speaking into a microphone while sitting on a panel.
Jackson July 9
Jackson, Mississippi, Wants Curfew Centers to Cut Crime. Here’s What Other Cities Learned.
After a teen’s murder, city officials hope a curfew and youth centers will get kids off the street. Young people are skeptical.
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A musical band of Black men are playing instruments, such as a saxophone, guitar, piano, bass guitar and drums. They play behind bars in a room.
Closing Argument November 4, 2023
The Prison Soul Band That Opened for Stevie Wonder
The band The Power of Attorney flourished when more Americans saw incarcerated people as more than their crimes.
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A group of people walk through a dark hallway with prison cells on either side.
Feature June 9, 2022
Rethinking Prison Tourism
Many former prison sites draw on the spooky and salacious to entertain visitors. But some are having second thoughts.
By Hope Corrigan
Wendy Ruderman.
News and Awards August 18, 2021
Wendy Ruderman Joins The Marshall Project
Ruderman will cover policing issues nationwide.
By The Marshall Project
A still from the documentary, “Philly D.A.”, of Philadelphia District Attorney, Larry Krasner, with his team.
The Frame June 5, 2021
“Philly D.A.”: Larry Krasner’s First Term, Under a Lens
A documentary examines the Philadelphia prosecutor’s efforts to bring about criminal justice reform — and the pushback he’s received along the way.
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At the Orleans Justice Center, the city jail in New Orleans pictured here, eight employees and one contractor have tested positive for the virus.
Coronavirus March 28, 2020
How Is The Justice System Responding to the Coronavirus? It Depends On Where You Live.
While some cities free people from jail and stop arrests, others are much more business as usual.
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A new study in the journal Language found that witnesses who speak in cultural or regional dialects are more likely to be misunderstood in the courts.
Justice Lab February 14, 2019
In Court, Where Are Siri and Alexa?
When it comes to setting the record straight, court reporting technology is still not up to speed.
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Al Capone and his bodyguard were arrested in Philadelphia in May 1929 for carrying concealed deadly weapons.
Looking Back May 28, 2018
Defending Al Capone
How the most notorious gangster of all got railroaded in Philadelphia.
By Marc Bookman
News March 3, 2017
Philadelphia Will Stop Billing Parents When Their Children Are Incarcerated
The announcement comes just hours after we highlighted the practice.
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Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey at a news conference in 2011.
Q&A January 6, 2016
Philly's Retiring Police Commissioner on Facing Corruption and What People Get Wrong about Police Shootings
“There are two things cops don’t like – the way things are, and change.”
By David Gambacorta
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