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Texas Recruits High School Kids To Be Corrections Officers

Short on guards, the state hopes to attract students enrolled in corrections career training programs once they turn 18.

Texas Observer · Jun 30, 2023

One of the deadliest federal prison units is closing

The Bureau of Prisons is shutting down a unit at its newest penitentiary in Illinois, following an investigation by NPR and The Marshall Project that exposed it was rife with violence and abuse.

WEKU · Feb 15, 2023

Biden's Proposed Assault Weapon Ban Is Unconstitutional, Unlikely, and Ineffectual

As usual, Biden's gun policy proposals bump up against reality.

Reason · Feb 8, 2023

Border cities again post low crime numbers

Many Republicans have focused on immigration ahead of the midterms, often portraying border communities as dangerous and lawless.

Axios · Oct 18, 2022

FBI says U.S. violent crimes decreased in 2021 but data is missing

The figures from President Biden's first year come as Republicans seek to make crime a major issue before the midterms.

Axios · Oct 5, 2022

What’s Prison For? Concise diagnosis of a huge American problem

Bill Keller, once editor of the New York Times, now with the Marshall Project, shows how the US came to imprison so many of its citizens, disproportionately Black and brown, and how such a gross injustice might yet be addressed

The Guardian - US · Oct 1, 2022

In Mississippi, Dozens of Mentally Ill People Are Held in Jails While Awaiting Inpatient Treatment

While a new report highlights Mississippi's jailing of mentally ill people, the practice is common nationwide.

Reason · Sep 15, 2022

Decades after foster care, she learned she was owed benefits. Where did the money go?

After reading an investigation by NPR and the Marshall Project, former foster youth are asking what happened to their benefits — and the government isn't helping.

WEKU · Jul 22, 2022

Ramiro Gonzales: Texas court pauses execution after questions raised about expert testimony

Case featured in Marshall Project investigation co-published by ‘The Independent’

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

This doctor helped send Ramiro Gonzales to death row – now he’s changed his mind

Texas plans to execute Gonzales this week even though the expert witness says he isn’t a threat to society, write Maurice Chammah and Keri Blakinger

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2022