The outlets are honored for their series on unsolved homicides by St. Louis Police Department, victims and families without justice.| The Marshall Project
Recent incidents include a man who died awaiting surgery in Georgia and a woman’s miscarriage in California. Meanwhile, suicide attempts are rising.| The Marshall Project
After a family member passes away in prison or jail, people are often left with basic questions. To get answers, they have to get creative.| The Marshall Project
Officials said Tasha Grant’s heart stopped from the restraint. A special prosecutor is reviewing the actions of hospital workers and a deputy.| The Marshall Project
Encouraged by Trump, some lawmakers are championing cash bail, undercutting reforms that advocates say made the system fairer for poor people.| The Marshall Project
Honors hail from the Institute for Nonprofit News, the Online News Association, and NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists.| The Marshall Project
Missouri’s system often takes years to resolve a misconduct allegation, in some cases allowing officers to move on to a new department.| The Marshall Project
John Lowe was beaten to death in a prison shower in 2021, but the murder suspect was not served the indictment because of bureaucratic missteps.| The Marshall Project
The Marshall Project compiled guidance on grieving, working with law enforcement and more from those who have lost someone to violence.| The Marshall Project
A mother of three said she hallucinated after weeks in an ICE segregation cell in Louisiana. She’s one of thousands now facing the psychological toll of isolation.| The Marshall Project
A review of Downtown Safety Patrol traffic stops shows deputies rarely issue tickets or make arrests.| The Marshall Project
States have executed 30 people this year — already the highest annual total in more than a decade.| The Marshall Project
Checkpoints have long run near the southern border, but their recent use in other parts of the country has ignited strong responses.| The Marshall Project
For decades, New York prisoners have refused meals on Sept. 13 to mark the end of the 1971 Attica prison uprising. Inside a ritual in decline.| The Marshall Project
At least 42 incarcerated people have been killed in the last decade. Just six people have been convicted in their deaths.| The Marshall Project
After reports of cell keys being shared and the lights turned off, Denorris Howell was killed in his dark Parchman prison cell.| The Marshall Project
Lawyers requested swift cooling measures in a prison with no A/C. One man shares the dangerous conditions inside while people await a judge’s ruling.| The Marshall Project
U.S. defendants must be able to understand the charges against them — but many who can’t remain behind bars waiting for mental health treatment.| The Marshall Project
Even without a formal agreement for police to help with immigration enforcement, the ways local and federal agencies work can result in ICE arrests.| The Marshall Project
Programs that combat violence and support victims are thrown into chaos after the Trump administration ‘weaponized’ funding for its political goals.| The Marshall Project
A quarter of sexual misconduct allegations in law enforcement Explorers programs involve officers grooming or abusing young people during ride-alongs.| The Marshall Project
Critics worry about opaque data collection, privacy violations and the technology’s bias spreading in jails and prisons.| The Marshall Project
Turn Key Health Clinics has quickly expanded to jails in 10 states. Some of its policies and practices have endangered patients.| The Marshall Project
There are more than 100 response teams nationwide, but experts say more research on their impact is needed.| The Marshall Project
ICE needs more detention space, and it’s faster to open old facilities than to build new ones.| The Marshall Project
Deputy Kasey Loudermilk lied and kept details off his application about other police forces disqualifying him, according to his personnel file.| The Marshall Project
Peter, of The Boston Globe, will lead the national criminal justice outlet’s news operations.| The Marshall Project
Promising to take over police to fight crime, Trump’s effort has instead morphed into mostly an immigration dragnet.| The Marshall Project
Plans to use Indiana’s “Speedway Slammer,” Louisiana’s Angola and other state prisons to house ICE detainees raise problematic questions, attorneys say.| The Marshall Project
As an observer, Tim Murphy must calmly prepare immigrants to face masked ICE agents. “You’re witnessing unspeakable cruelty, but you can’t lash out.”| The Marshall Project
Deputy Isen Vajusi’s actions raise more questions about how the Downtown Safety Patrol polices Cleveland’s streets without much oversight.| The Marshall Project
Honesty Bishop was attacked by her cellmate. Prison officials deemed her sexually active and kept her in isolation for more than 2,000 days.| The Marshall Project
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Many people with little or no criminal record have been swept into the administration’s immigration dragnet since January, an analysis of deportation data shows.| The Marshall Project
In her new book, ‘Rehab: An American Scandal,’ Shoshana Walter explores how the giant substance treatment industry keeps failing many people desperate for help.| The Marshall Project
Without enough resources to meet their needs, families of homicide victims say, years later, they’re still struggling to cope.| The Marshall Project
The massive cuts will hit the formerly incarcerated hard — and that could increase crime, experts warn.| The Marshall Project
“When you grow up in a culture of violence, that doesn’t just disappear,” writes Rashon Venable. “We, as prisoners, have to take active steps toward rehabilitation.”| The Marshall Project
The president vowed to support the police and has given them reasons to cheer. But some of his actions have also frustrated some in law enforcement.| The Marshall Project
A federal judge considers if the president’s executive order barring hormone treatment in the Bureau of Prisons is cruel and unusual punishment.| The Marshall Project
After a minor change in a judge's order, the Trump administration arranged to move over a dozen transgender women to men's facilities.| The Marshall Project
Without guidance from the Bureau of Prisons, trans people are “told one thing from one staff person and a totally different thing from another.”| The Marshall Project
Few trans people receive gender-affirming housing and care in the federal prison system. This executive order would make it even harder.| The Marshall Project
A rare look into data collected under the Death in Custody Reporting Act revealed serious problems.| The Marshall Project
Under the Death in Custody Reporting Act, the government is supposed to track how many people die in law enforcement custody — but the data is a mess.| The Marshall Project
A Houston mother is one of many nationwide left with grief and unanswered questions when a loved one dies behind bars.| The Marshall Project
Learn what questions to ask prison or jail officials, how to request key records and what to consider if you’re thinking about legal action.| The Marshall Project
These families have yet to see justice in the deaths of their loved ones. Amid the grief, they are fighting to keep their memories from fading.| The Marshall Project
In this guide, families who have lost someone to violence in St. Louis share what did – and did not – help them rebuild their lives after a tragic loss.| The Marshall Project
For those whose loved ones were killed in St. Louis the investigative process could be improved with empathy, better communication, and frequent updates.| The Marshall Project
In St. Louis, people whose loved ones were killed said they didn’t know what to expect from the police. This guide explains the process.| The Marshall Project
The case now heads to the Ohio Supreme Court. An FBI probe still looms over Celebrezze and Mark Dottore, after Marshall Project - Cleveland reporting.| The Marshall Project
Exposing the risks posed by heat behind bars requires coverage at the intersection of public health, climate change and criminal justice.| The Marshall Project
The Clinton administration once used Matthew Morrison’s U.S. immigration case to help solidify peace in Northern Ireland.| The Marshall Project
News Inside Issue 20 documents survival and resilience under extreme conditions.| The Marshall Project
New York’s controversy over scanning mail in prisons reflects a national debate involving security and privacy.| The Marshall Project
State lawmakers, inspired by Trump, have passed dozens of anti-immigration bills this year.| The Marshall Project
Through threats and incentives, the administration conscripted local jails, federal prisons and private companies to detain immigrants.| The Marshall Project
After years of debate, ‘The Sheriff App’ will allow people to use a smartphone to see who is in the Cuyahoga County jail.| The Marshall Project
Inside the effort to spare the Parkland school shooter.| The Marshall Project
The policies create new restrictions for immigrants and people who support them — including reviving measures previously rejected by courts.| The Marshall Project
The new law aims to shift much of the nation’s law enforcement toward immigration — and could reduce efforts to prevent violent crime.| The Marshall Project
Leavenworth, Kansas, is nearly synonymous with prisons. But when CoreCivic announced plans to detain immigrants there, residents pushed back.| The Marshall Project
The district judge ordered the prison system to continue providing hormone therapy to transgender people as needed, while a lawsuit proceeds.| The Marshall Project
On this anniversary of Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, here are six pieces about why it happened — and what followed.| The Marshall Project
Jails in St. Louis, Cleveland and Jackson, Mississippi, don’t provide direct access to sunlight and fresh air – even when their own policies require it.| The Marshall Project
As cash-strapped jails rush in for ICE contracts, one man’s death shows the complexity and risk of detaining immigrants.| The Marshall Project
The competition honors the best in visual journalism and design in the world.| The Marshall Project
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A man was convicted and deported to Mexico, and at least 26 other people have been arrested under a Florida immigration law that officials were ordered not to enforce.| The Marshall Project
Nearly one-third of law enforcement agencies are missing from the FBI's 2022 crime statistics. Use our tables to check on your state and local agencies.| The Marshall Project
In announcing his presidential bid, Florida’s governor relied on data from only half of the state’s law enforcement agencies.| The Marshall Project
The transition to a new data system creates huge gaps in national crime stats sure to be exploited by politicians in this election year.| The Marshall Project
Hundreds of women who used drugs while pregnant have faced criminal charges — even when they deliver healthy babies.| The Marshall Project
Mothers were reported after they were given medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, to reduce anxiety or to manage blood pressure during cesarean sections.| The Marshall Project
The Marshall Project is a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system.| The Marshall Project
Hospitals use drug tests that return false positives from poppy seed bagels, decongestants and Zantac. Yet newborns are being taken from parents based on the results.| The Marshall Project
Explorer posts, overseen by the Boy Scouts, are supposed to foster an interest in policing. They have faced nearly 200 allegations of misconduct.| The Marshall Project
We asked 12 people with criminal convictions what they think of the verdict in Trump’s hush money trial.| The Marshall Project
The Marshall Project found nearly 100 people who were punished for the actions of their abusers under little-known laws like “accomplice liability.”| The Marshall Project
Property crime and violence against young people are both up, recent federal data shows, but other crime trends are murkier.| The Marshall Project
There have been mostly modest changes following protests that galvanized the country in 2020.| The Marshall Project
In fiscal year 2020, border encounters dropped by half while rescue rates doubled. Experts and humanitarian groups point to a Trump-era policy that continues today.| The Marshall Project
The candidates who vied with Joe Biden to challenge President Trump in November—including Kamala Harris—staked out positions on bail reform, marijuana, immigration and more. Here’s where they stood.| The Marshall Project
In our revamped “Closing Argument” newsletter, this week we unpack the confusing legal landscape following the reversal of Roe v. Wade.| The Marshall Project
The state’s attorney promised to transform the office. Data shows she’s dismissed thousands of felonies that would have been pursued in the past.| The Marshall Project
Learn more about who we are and how we choose what political stories to cover.| The Marshall Project
Where Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, stands on policing, guns, prison reform and other issues.| The Marshall Project
Here’s where Vice President Kamala Harris, a former prosecutor, stands on important criminal justice issues.| The Marshall Project
The policy plan for a second Trump term would turn the department against progressive local prosecutors.| The Marshall Project
Jules and Samantha Werkheiser fought their wrongful convictions for over a decade. Here’s their journey of survival — and motherhood — in pictures.| The Marshall Project
His administration has funneled $30 million to Ashland University in Ohio. Critics say the school’s tablet-based program fails incarcerated students.| The Marshall Project
At 16, Taurus Buchanan threw one deadly punch—and was sent away for life. Will the Supreme Court give him, and hundreds like him, a chance at freedom?| The Marshall Project
As the pandemic worsened inside federal prisons, officials granted fewer releases.| The Marshall Project
Wardens blocked bids for freedom as COVID-19 spread behind bars, data shows.| The Marshall Project
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While Miguel Solorio did 25 years for a crime he didn’t commit, his wife, Silvia, was right by his side. Here’s their California love story in pictures.| The Marshall Project
In this new book excerpt, incarcerated rapper Alim “RRome Alone” Braxton describes his early attempts to record vocals over a phone in the dayroom.| The Marshall Project
Some women were prosecuted for smoking marijuana before they even knew they were expecting.| The Marshall Project