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Starve and Charge: Aramark Cut Free Prison Meals to Boost Profits, New Suit Claims - 2025-12-06T12:00:00-05:00
A lawsuit claims the prison food company is cutting institutional meals to force incarcerated people to purchase costly food from the same vendor.

Federal Agents Pepper Spray Protesters During Tucson Taco Shop Raid - 2025-12-05T21:40:00-05:00
See video from the scene as ICE officers attempted to disperse a crowd in the street outside the taqueria.

‘Substantial Risk’: Mohican Young Star Academy Admissions Suspended as State Investigates - 2025-12-05T18:05:00-05:00
Weeks after The Marshall Project - Cleveland found escalating violence, Ohio’s embattled youth treatment center is once again facing scrutiny.

Dozens Locked in Hinds County’s Jails Without an Indictment — Some for Over a Year - 2025-12-05T06:00:00-05:00
The newly appointed federal receiver has asked the county’s district attorney to move more cases, while the DA has asked the county for more money.

In the Shadow of an Immigrant Detention Center, a Small House Offers Refuge - 2025-12-05T06:00:00-05:00
Amid rising ICE arrests, volunteers provide aid — a meal, a bed, gas money — to anyone visiting someone detained in remote rural Georgia.

Why New Orleans Became Trump’s Newest Immigration Target - 2025-12-04T06:00:00-05:00
Recent legal changes, a Trump-friendly governor and a large immigration detention infrastructure could make the New Orleans crackdown easier for the administration.

In New York Prisons, Lack of Medical Care Led to Preventable Deaths - 2025-12-03T06:00:00-05:00
More than 30 people with dangerous but treatable ailments — infections, obstructed bowels and asthma attacks — died in the past decade.

An Overlooked Source of Information in Missouri Prison Deaths: The Coroner - 2025-12-01T06:00:00-05:00
When corrections officials aren’t forthcoming with records, coroners can offer families the details needed to find closure or pursue accountability.

Finding Humanity in the Cracks of Justice - 2025-11-26T06:00:00-05:00
News Inside Issue 21 presents stories of connection, resistance and hope amid deteriorating conditions and discriminatory policies.

Getting a Single Parking Ticket in Lorain Led Hundreds to Lose Their Driver’s Licenses - 2025-11-25T15:55:37-05:00
A Marshall Project - Cleveland investigation has prompted city officials to stop issuing parking citations that, for years, led to license suspensions.

How to Support Our Journalism — and Have Your Donation Matched - 2025-11-25T06:00:00-05:00
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How ICE Is Making It Harder for Immigrants to Escape Domestic Violence - 2025-11-22T12:00:00-05:00
Increased enforcement and Trump’s policy changes are causing some people to remain in abusive relationships rather than risk deportation, experts say.

Homeless Camp Sweeps Can Harm Health. Some Cities Are Trying a New Way. - 2025-11-20T05:00:00-05:00
Some localities are addressing street homelessness with a new approach, which experts say can clear encampments while protecting the health of people who are forced to move.

Are Americans Worried About Crime? It Depends on How They Voted. - 2025-11-19T06:00:00-05:00
The sitting president can be a better predictor of how safe someone feels than what the crime data shows.

There Was No Way to Know How Many People Died in Missouri Prisons — Until Now - 2025-11-18T06:00:00-05:00
For years, the state’s Department of Corrections cobbled together death records from multiple sources. New data reveals annual totals for the first time.

How We Got Comprehensive Death Data From the Missouri DOC - 2025-11-18T06:00:00-05:00
After repeated questions about missing deaths in the state’s existing logs, the department shared annual counts for the first time.

Why No One Knows How Many People Die in Mississippi’s Local Jails - 2025-11-17T06:00:00-05:00
From medical neglect to suicide, the lack of information on jail deaths can allow the same deadly problems to lead to more deaths.

ICE Raids Kept On During the Shutdown, But the Detention Data Stayed Hidden - 2025-11-15T12:00:00-05:00
More than seven weeks have passed since the last comprehensive release of detention and deportation numbers.

The Competing Visions to Fix the Country’s Juvenile Justice Crisis - 2025-11-08T12:00:00-05:00
Some states keep adding beds in already troubled facilities, while others are trying alternative approaches to detention or keeping some children out of the system altogether.

‘It Was Chaos’: How an Ohio Youth Treatment Center Tried to Put an End to Rising Violence - 2025-11-06T06:00:04-05:00
A year after taking over Mohican Young Star Academy, new owners and leadership face questions from workers, police and neighbors about its direction.

Tree Hanging Death at Delta State University Raises Dread of Mississippi’s Past Lynchings - 2025-11-04T06:00:00-05:00
A Black freshman’s apparent suicide on campus is one of at least nine Black men who have been found hanging from trees since 2000.

A Leading Prison Journalist Upends Our Obsession With True Crime - 2025-11-04T06:00:00-05:00
John J. Lennon tells Bill Keller that he “wanted to tell a different story about the guilty” in his new book.

Trump Says Federal Deployments Make Cities Safer. Local Officials Disagree. - 2025-11-04T06:00:00-05:00
In Chicago, Memphis and elsewhere, residents allege a surge of federal agents and military troops is making it harder to police and prosecute crime.

Who Should Pay Victims of Police Misconduct? Only the Officers, Some Cities Say. - 2025-11-01T12:00:00-04:00
Denver, Minneapolis and other cities want to avoid paying large sums owed to victims of some types of misconduct. But will the officers pay up?

The Last Words of a Man Who Died in Prison From a Treatable Cancer - 2025-10-31T06:00:08-04:00
Months before his death, Ralph Marcus explained how a COVID-era leg injury led to a rare bone cancer that didn’t have to be fatal.

Cuyahoga Sheriff Backs Off Tasha Grant Investigation Amid Family Criticism - 2025-10-30T18:00:42-04:00
Trumbull County sheriff will now lead the investigation into the Cleveland woman’s restraint death, meeting family demands for independent probe.

‘Lost’ in Missouri Jail Cells - 2025-10-30T06:00:50-04:00
A backlog of defendants deemed mentally unfit for trial persists despite public policy changes to address the crisis.

Their Loved Ones Died Behind Bars. These Keepsakes Are All They Have Left. - 2025-10-30T06:00:18-04:00
Five families reflect on the possessions they got back, and the ones they didn’t.

These Families Wanted to Lay Their Loved Ones to Rest. They Had to Bring Them Home From Prison First. - 2025-10-29T06:00:52-04:00
Policies that dictate what happens after a death behind bars often add new layers of pain — and financial and logistical challenges — for those left behind.

‘To Scare People to Death’: Former ICE Director Reviews Trump’s Immigration Tactics - 2025-10-29T06:00:00-04:00
“It has never been done in this way before,” said Sarah Saldaña, who led ICE when Obama was nicknamed the “Deporter-in-Chief.”

Journalists: How to Report on Deaths in Jails and Prisons - 2025-10-28T06:00:00-04:00
When you get a tip about a death or multiple deaths in your local jail or prison, there are concrete steps you can take to start investigating.

Uncounted: Ohio Lawmakers Propose Bill to Track Pregnancy Outcomes in Jails and Prisons - 2025-10-27T18:30:52-04:00
A Marshall Project - Cleveland and News 5 investigation helped spark a bipartisan bill to track pregnancy outcomes in Ohio jails and prisons.

Behind ICE Blitz, Trump Dismantles Discretion in Immigration Enforcement - 2025-10-25T12:00:00-04:00
ICE’s crackdown in Chicago reflects a deeper reshaping of the immigration system toward a singular focus: removing people with little or no review.

Finding the Racist Roots of Maryland’s Juvenile Justice System - 2025-10-24T06:00:30-04:00
As Maryland’s secretary of juvenile services, Vincent Schiraldi exposed a history of torture, neglect and Black boys buried in unmarked graves.

Cleveland Police Hire Firm to Look for Potential Bias When Officers Encounter the Public - 2025-10-23T06:00:00-04:00
The move follows a Marshall Project - Cleveland analysis that found police searched Black people more often than White people in stops in 2023.

The ICE Protest Frogs Have a Long History of ‘Tactical Frivolity’ Behind Them - 2025-10-22T16:45:07-04:00
“That willingness to make yourself ridiculous can be very disarming,” said a professor who has studied — and engaged in — absurd protest methods.

‘A Significant Failure’: Experts Cite Mistakes in Cleveland Hospital Restraint Death - 2025-10-21T18:45:00-04:00
Tasha Grant told a deputy and hospital staff 23 times that she could not breathe. Instead of an evaluation, she got handcuffs and skepticism.

ICE Is Poaching Local Officers, Angering Some Police Chiefs and Sheriffs - 2025-10-18T12:00:00-04:00
The agency’s aggressive recruiting, including a $50,000 signing bonus, is hurting staffing in local agencies.

The ‘Last Responder’: What Being a Mortician to Homicide Victims Taught Me About Grief - 2025-10-17T06:00:08-04:00
St. Louis native Shamari Jackson began studying mortuary science after her boyfriend was fatally shot. Now she uses her work as a form of therapy.

Their Dads Were on Death Row in Missouri. Here’s How They Faced Goodbyes, Executions and Grief. - 2025-10-15T12:55:00-04:00
The children of Lance Shockley, Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams Sr. and Kevin Johnson shed light on oft-forgotten experiences.

Mississippi Prison Chief Reopens Homicide Cases Following News Investigation - 2025-10-14T06:00:00-04:00
Nearly 50 prison deaths will be examined, following a joint investigation by multiple Mississippi newsrooms.

How Filmmakers Uncovered the ‘Sinister Environment’ Inside Alabama Prisons - 2025-10-11T12:00:00-04:00
The directors of ‘The Alabama Solution’ discuss their piercing new documentary and what they hope people will take away from the film.

‘The Alabama Solution’: A Humanitarian Crisis in Grainy Detail - 2025-10-10T06:00:00-04:00
A new documentary features cellphone footage exposing abuse and neglect that is all too common in U.S. prisons. Here are five takeaways.

5 Things to Know About Robert Roberson’s Stayed Execution in Texas - 2025-10-09T11:55:00-04:00
The state wanted to put him to death by lethal injection. Then a court intervened.

No Showers, Black Mold and Clogged Toilets: America’s Jails Are Disgusting - 2025-10-09T06:00:04-04:00
Understaffing, outdated facilities and poor management have led to filthy conditions in jails in St. Louis, Cleveland and Hinds County, Mississippi.

Can a Biometric Bracelet Stop People From Dying Behind Bars? - 2025-10-08T06:00:33-04:00
Jails across the country are trying a high-tech solution to keep prisoners safe. Will it work?

Pressure Mounts on Cuyahoga Sheriff for Independent Probe of Tasha Grant’s Restraint Death - 2025-10-07T18:00:43-04:00
Community advocates and surviving family members also want the sheriff to step aside in two other death investigations involving deputies.

Did the ‘Psychopath Test’ Help Send an Innocent Man to His Execution? - 2025-10-06T06:00:00-04:00
The case against Robert Roberson, whose execution is scheduled for Oct. 16, is the latest to raise questions about a controversial diagnosis.

For Trump Administration, Fighting Crime Takes a Backseat to Immigration Arrests - 2025-10-04T12:00:00-04:00
“It’s a good time to be an American-born criminal,” said one expert, as ICE’s dragnet now includes thousands of agents from other federal law enforcement.

When the ‘Diddy’ Case Hits Home - 2025-10-03T06:00:00-04:00
As a kid, Joseph Wilson was sexually exploited by someone who was supposed to take care of him. The trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs resurfaced old wounds.