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Closing Argument
Four Suicides in L.A. and the Mental Health Problem in Law Enforcement
Life Inside
Being a Corrections Officer Is Hard Enough. Doing the Job While Pregnant Is a Nightmare.
Feature
They Were Prosecuted for Using Drugs While Pregnant. But It May Not Have Been a Crime
Cleveland
November 16
In Ohio, Losing Your License Is Easy. Getting It Back Is Complicated.
Here’s everything you need to know about the time-consuming — and expensive — process.
By
Rachel Dissell
, The Marshall Project, and
Kellie Morris
, Cleveland Documenters
Feature
November 15
A Warden Tried to Fix an Abusive Prison. He Faced Death Threats.
He was tasked with ending abuse at a federal penitentiary, but he says his own officers and the Bureau of Prisons stood in the way.
By
Christie Thompson
,
Beth Schwartzapfel
, The Marshall Project and
Joseph Shapiro
, NPR
The Record
The
most popular topics
in criminal justice today
Gun Violence
Donald Trump
Republicans
Police Accountability
Washington, D.C.
Congress
New York
insurrection
Closing Argument
November 11
Supreme Court Takes on Gun Cases as State Laws Shift
The court is considering the safety of victims of domestic violence, bump stocks and more.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Cleveland
November 9
After Nearly 40 Years Behind Bars, Ohio Man Pins Hopes on DNA Testing
Samuel Herring hopes the first-ever testing in a notorious 1984 rape will add another exoneration to the Ohio Innocence Project’s resume.
By
Mark Puente
, The Marshall Project and
Tara Morgan
, News 5 Cleveland
Q&A
November 6
The Untold Story of How Crack Shaped the Justice System
In a new book, a journalist wrestles with how lessons from America’s response to crack resonate in the opioid era.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
Closing Argument
November 4
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.
By
Maurice Chammah
Opening Statement
Links from
this mornings’s email
Biden plans to deploy immigration officers to Panama to help screen and deport U.S.-bound migrants, officials say
Appeals panel grills both sides on Trump’s D.C. gag order
Federal court deals devastating blow to Voting Rights Act
A Jan. 6 Defendant Pleads His Case to the Son Who Turned Him In
Alabama police chief says department policies violated in fatal shooting of Black man outside home
‘He didn’t deserve to die like this’: Supreme Court decision leaves family of a man killed at the border searching for justice
Michigan Law Would Be First to Automatically Register People to Vote As They Leave Prison
Jury awards $9.25M in prisoner Terry Cooper's death in Dannemora
Ex-Pentagon police officer sentenced to 25 years for fatally shooting 2 men
Colorado Judge: Trump Can’t Be Barred from Ballot Over Jan. 6th
Police accountability is key to making Philly safer
A Defense of Public Defender Funding
Congress considers loosening marijuana bans for federal workers as states roll back bans
I Spent 3 Years in Solitary Confinement. Why Isn’t Philanthropy Doing More to End this Torture?
F.B.I. Faulted Agents for Shooting at a Fleeing Suspect and Killing a Family Dog
Creigh Deeds’ 10-year fight to fix Virginia’s mental health system
Can AI help audit LAPD's body camera footage for better transparency?
Prison phone company leaked 600K users’ data and didn’t notify them, FTC says
Lewiston, Maine, shootings survivor Ben Dyer shares his story
Analysis
November 3
New Data Shows Violent Crime Is Up… And Also Down.
Property crime and violence against young people are both up, recent federal data shows, but other crime trends are murkier.
By
Weihua Li
and
Jamiles Lartey
Life Inside
November 3
Prison Is a Dangerous Place for LGBTQ+ People. I Made a Safe Space in the Library.
As a queer teen, Michael Shane Hale found belonging in books. Here’s how he built a place where everyone can read in peace in prison.
By
Michael Shane Hale
Analysis
November 1
Yes, It’s Getting Worse: New Data Shows Mass Shootings Are More Frequent
The massacre in Lewiston, Maine, last week was the seventh mass shooting of 2023. There were seven in total last year.
By
David Eads
,
Anna Flagg
,
Anastasia Valeeva
and
Wendy Ruderman
News
November 1
This Radio Show Connects People Behind Bars With the Outside World
Prisoncast! — a special audio project from WBEZ Chicago — brings the sounds of life beyond prison walls to incarcerated people in Illinois.
By
Nicole Lewis
and
Shannon Heffernan