Police Killed My Dad When I Was 8. Next Came the Rage
CHRIS VISIONS FOR THE MARSHALL PROJECT By Aulzue “Blue” Fields as told to Leah Rhyne This story was first published on September 23, 2021. When I hear household names like George Floyd, Walter Scott and Alton Sterling, I don’t land on the grisly videos of their...
Push for More Restrictive Bail Law Gains a Key Ally: Gov. Hochul
Ms. Hochul wants to expand the list of crimes eligible for bail in New York, and give judges the power to consider the danger a defendant poses in setting bail for certain crimes. Gov. Kathy Hochul intends to include potential changes to the state’s bail law in the...
Utah Department of Corrections accused of intentional records cover-up
by Wendy Halloran, KUTV Thursday, March 17th 2022 4 VIEW ALL PHOTOS A 2News Investigation found the Utah Department of Corrections is going out of its way to make sure you don’t know about practices inside Utah’s Adult Probation and Parole system. (KUTV) WHAT ARE THEY...
Burn the Spot
Writing about people you encounter in prison carries special responsibilities. By Piper Kerman March 15, 2022 While I was doing time, the Federal Bureau of Prisons changed their smoking policy and the prison where I was locked up banned cigarettes. Of course,...
“No Light. No Nothing.” Inside Louisiana’s Harshest Juvenile Lockup
Teens at the Acadiana Center for Youth at St. Martinville were held in solitary confinement around the clock, shackled with leg irons and deprived of an education. “This is child abuse,” one expert said. BETH SCHWARTZAPFEL, The Marshall Project; Erin Einhorn, NBC...
The Powerlessness of Parenting From Prison
Demetrius Buckley thought his bond with his 11-year-old daughter was strong. But when he couldn’t physically protect his child from adult problems, he learned the limits of parenting via prison phone calls. JORGE GONZÁLEZ FOR THE MARSHALL PROJECT By DEMETRIUS BUCKLEY...
Beyond Private Prisons
Simply targeting the corporations caging migrants and other people for profit won’t create a future without mass incarceration. By Silky Shah March 3, 2022 Beyond Private Prisons DECARCERAL PATHWAYS Soon after President Biden took office, he issued an executive...
Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers sue Richland County jail chief to stop release of more phone calls
BY JOHN MONK UPDATED MARCH 01, 2022 5:40 PM Alex Murdaugh's lawyer says client bears 'some responsibility' with insurance fraud Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh speak to the media on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021 after Murdaugh's Richland County bond hearing. BY MAAYAN SCHECHTER |...
Florida guards going to prison for kicks, punches, spitting, n-word at a helpless inmate
BY DAVID J. NEAL UPDATED MARCH 03, 2022 7:39 AM Three Florida Department of Corrections officers will get the inside view of a prison cell after their sentencing for the beating of a handcuffed inmate. ERIC ZAMORA THE SACRAMENTO BEE At the end of a three-man beating,...
MEEK MILL’S BILLS SHOW LIMITS OF PROBATION REFORM
A suite of celebrity-backed legislation pushes criminal justice changes in 11 states. In Pennsylvania and Virginia, they may prove too confusing to provide much help. Akela Lacy February 26 2022, 5:00 a.m. LAST JUNE, rapper Meek Mill stood behind then-Gov. Ralph...