The Enduring Use of Solitary, and New Proposed Limits That Will Likely Fail (Again)
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5d ago
Isolation’s damaging effects are widely known. But many facilities confine people — even youth — virtually all day, sometimes in shower stalls ..read more
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Officials Failed to Act When COVID Hit Prisons. A New Study Shows the Deadly Cost.
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1w ago
People in prison died at 3.4 times the rate of the free population, with the oldest hit hardest. New data holds lessons for preventing future deaths ..read more
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The Parents Paying for Their Children’s Crimes
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1w ago
Experts warn about a wave of legal consequences for parents like the Crumbleys, while some states consider prosecutions for kids as young as 10 ..read more
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I Had a Tough Job at My Brooklyn Jail: Keeping Men From Taking Their Own Lives
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1w ago
As a suicide prevention aide, I had to make sure my fellow detainees didn’t harm themselves. It was surprisingly easy to get such a complex job ..read more
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This Supreme Court Case on Homelessness May Limit Prisoner Rights and Expand Executions
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2w ago
In Grants Pass v. Johnson, a town in Oregon asks the court to reconsider what constitutes “cruel and unusual punishments ..read more
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What an Eclipse Lockdown Reveals about Dignity in Prisons and Jails
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2w ago
Recent lawsuits regarding the rights of incarcerated people and guards include gender, religious discrimination, and the right to watch the eclipse ..read more
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Terror, Murder and Jim Crow Laws: Inside Mississippi’s Racial Voter Intimidation History
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3w ago
Black Mississippians’ right to vote has constantly been under threat. A recent bill that would have restored voting rights to thousands died in committee ..read more
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How Mississippi’s Jim Crow Laws Still Haunt Black Voters Today
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3w ago
After the U.S. Civil War, white supremacists used felony disenfranchisement to suppress the Black vote. Even now, restoring rights has hit a roadblock ..read more
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The Marshall Project Wins Prestigious National Magazine Award for General Excellence
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3w ago
This is the third time the news site has won for the breadth and ambition of its coverage ..read more
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This Ain’t Just Texas: More States Want Power to Wage ‘War’ on Migrants
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3w ago
Several states are sending troops to the Southern border, even as the legal battle over immigration enforcement rages on ..read more
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