Judge Donna Scott Davenport oversees a juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, Tennessee, with a staggering history of jailing children. She said kids must face consequences, which rarely seem to apply to her or the other adults in charge. by Meribah...
As COVID-19 began spreading in 2020, prison facilities across the country suspended visits from family and lawyers. Over the course of the pandemic, states have eased and tightened those restrictions. We’re rounding up the changes as they occur. Have you tried to...
A workplace injury derailed Alfonso Cobb’s progress, but the Arkansas wood factory worker is still holding on to his freedom dreams. CHRIS VISIONS FOR THE MARSHALL PROJECT By ALFONSO COBB as told to LAKEIDRA CHAVIS Around this time last year, I was really excited for...
LIFE INSIDE “Not knowing what is going on with my body will catch up to me, but I refuse to be treated inappropriately.” JOHN LEE FOR THE MARSHALL PROJECT By DEMETRIUS BUCKLEY Perspectives from those who work and live in the criminal justice system. Sign up to receive...
INSIDE OUT In an age-old battle over local control, some legislators seek to wrest power from prosecutors who aim to curb mass incarceration ANJALI NAIR/NBC NEWS By KERI BLAKINGER When Deborah Gonzalez campaigned in 2020 to become the first Latina district attorney in...
A family feud over drugs, money and fried fish roils the heart of the Texas prison system. By KERI BLAKINGER It is 11 a.m. on a Saturday and the sun is shining on the shores of Lake Conroe, where the woman once known as the First Lady of Huntsville, Texas, is standing...
