Prosecutors Who Want to Curb Mass Incarceration Hit a Roadblock: Tough-on-Crime Lawmakers
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...
The Rise and Fall of a Prison Town Queen
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...
Republicans focus on Jan. 6 inmate treatment during House hearing
Emily Brooks, Washington Examiner Republican interest in the treatment of people charged in connection to the Capitol riot detained in Washington, D.C., jails is not just limited to firebrand Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, as House Republicans made it a top...
New COVID infections in NJ prison trigger a lockdown. Was a PBA Christmas party responsible? | Opinion
Tariq MaQbool, who is incarcerated at New Jersey State Prison and is a contributing writer at the Prison Journalism Project, says a new wave of COVID-19 infections is surging in the prison because guards are not adhering to COVID protocols. Canva illustration....
Two High-Powered Black Attorneys Confront Justice System Flaws
Credit...Mark Pernice By David Lat Jan. 14, 2022 JUST PURSUIT A Black Prosecutor’s Fight for Fairness By Laura Coates THE RAGE OF INNOCENCE How America Criminalizes Black Youth By Kristin Henning Trial lawyers are storytellers — and they especially love telling...
Thousands of federal inmates to be released under 2018 law
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK An American flag flies outside the Department of Justice in Washington, March 22, 2019. The Justice Department will begin transferring thousands of inmates out of federal prisons across the U.S. this week as it implements part...
People in the Scandal-Plagued Federal Prison System Reveal What They Need in a New Director
“This is kind of like AA: To move forward, first you have to admit there’s a problem.” JOAN WONG FOR THE MARSHALL PROJECT By KERI BLAKINGER Perspectives from those who work and live in the criminal justice system. Sign up to receive "Life Inside" emailed to you every...
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‘Nothing Will Be the Same’: A Prison Town Weighs a Future Without a Prison
After a decade of efforts that sharply reduced inmate populations, California is closing prisons. One town high in the Sierra Nevada whose economy is built on incarceration is waging a legal battle to keep a prison open. Susanville, Calif., is poised to lose a...
There Are Fewer People Behind Bars Now Than 10 Years Ago. Will It Last?
Census data show incarceration rates are down. It may have more to do with the pandemic than broad reforms. Nearly two million adults were incarcerated across the country, according to the 2020 Decennial Census. Each circle represents the incarcerated population in a...