Inmates at Oregon’s only federal prison report dire medical care
By Conrad Wilson (OPB) Feb. 11, 2022 9:46 a.m. Inmates describe the Sheridan prison complex in crisis, unable to meet not just health care, but other basic needs, like clean laundry and sanitary food prep. Dire conditions inside the federal prison in Sheridan, Oregon,...
Walter Dellinger, Legal Luminary Who Helped Build Slate’s Legal Coverage, Dies at 80
BY DAHLIA LITHWICK FEB 16, 20221:23 PM Walter Dellinger testifying at a House Rules Committee hearing July 16, 2014. Win McNamee/Getty Images Twenty years ago this June, Walter Dellinger, who identified himself as “a Duke University law professor and a Washington...
The U.S. is limiting compassionate release in plea deals. Many say that’s cruel
February 16, 20225:00 AM ET CARRIE JOHNSON Twitter The federal courthouse in Brooklyn is seen on Feb. 4, 2019. Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images Federal prosecutors have been seeking to limit defendants' rights to win compassionate release from prison in plea...
Climate and Punishment
The Intercept mapped climate risks for 6,500 detention facilities. In some already miserable places, the suffering is set to intensify. WITH FLAMES BEARING down on the remote California town of Susanville in August 2021, residents were getting ready to evacuate. The...
What Do We Really Know About The National Sheriffs Association?
The Association’s funding sources and political affiliations are suspect. That hasn’t stopped them from lobbying Congress and tanking police reforms. BY JESSICA PISHKO FEB 11, 202212:07 PM Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb speaks at the Rally to Protect Our Elections...
In a first, former prisoner takes seat in New York State Assembly
By Dan Fastenberg 'Still can’t describe it’ -from prison to NY State Assembly NEW YORK, Feb 10 (Reuters) - As far as Eddie Gibbs knows, he is the first person elected to the New York State Legislature who previously served time in prison, but shortly before his...
Black Children Were Jailed for a Crime That Doesn’t Exist. Almost Nothing Happened to the Adults in Charge.
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...
How Prisons in Each State Are Restricting Visits Due to Coronavirus
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...
After a Decade on Parole, I Saw 2021 As a Fresh Start. Life Had Other Plans.
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...
I’m Having a Cancer Scare. But Prison Healthcare Is So Degrading, I’ve Quit Seeking Answers.
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...