The U.S. criminal justice system disproportionately hurts Native people: the data, visualized
We’re lucky when criminal justice data is broken down by race and ethnicity enough to see how Native populations are criminalized and incarcerated. Here’s a roundup of what we know from Prison Policy Initiative: The U.S. criminal justice system disproportionately...
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. Originally published in The Marshall Project on 9-02-2021 There Are Fewer People Behind Bars Now Than 10 Years Ago. Will It Last? Census data show incarceration...
I Was Sentenced to Life as a Juvenile. Now I Help Kids Build Brighter Futures.
Imprisoned for 25 years, Fred Weatherspoon was shocked to return to a Chicago he didn’t recognize. He found belonging in an unexpected way — working with vulnerable young people and their families. First published in The Marshall Project on October 21st, 2021...
They Put Me in Solitary for Drugs I Didn’t Have
Lockups use unreliable tests to claim that lawyers are sending drugs to their clients behind bars. Originally published in The Marshall Project on October 14th, 2021 They Put Me in Solitary for Drugs I Didn’t Have Lockups use unreliable tests to claim that lawyers are...
When Mom Is In Prison — And When She Comes Home
“Oh, Mother of Mine,” a short documentary and photography project by Anna Rawls, explores the generational impact of incarcerating mothers. Originally published in The Marshall Project on October 7th, 2021 When Mom Is In Prison — And When She Comes Home “Oh, Mother of...
Dispatch From Deadly Rikers Island: “It Looks Like a Slave Ship in There.”
Rikers Island has been notorious for violence and neglect for decades. But detainees, corrections officers and officials tell us the New York City jail complex has plunged into a new state of emergency. Originally published in The Marshall Project on October 5th, 2021...
Racial Disparities in Law Enforcement Stops
Originally published by Public Policy Institute of California November 21st, 2021 Racial Disparities in Law Enforcement Stops Magnus Lofstrom, Joseph Hayes, Brandon Martin, and Deepak Premkumar, with research support from Alexandria Gumbs POLICY BRIEF→ REPORT PDF...
Untangling Eviction, Disadvantage, Race, and Social Processes
Neighborhood Factors Influencing Crime, by Eileen M. Kirk. Originally published in Sage Journals April 15, 2021 Untangling Eviction, Disadvantage, Race, and Social Processes: Neighborhood Factors Influencing Crime Eileen M. Kirk First Published April 15,...
Automating Banishment
by Stop LAPD Spying Coalition. Originally published on https://automatingbanishment.org/ on November 21th, 2021 AUTOMATING BANISHMENT is a community-based report envisioned, researched, drafted, and edited by dozens of people coming together to study the relationship...
The Marshall Project to Launch Criminal Justice News Operation in Cleveland
New support from the Gund Foundation to drive expansion of local investigative reporting Originally published in The Marshall Project 11-17-2021 The Marshall Project to Launch Criminal Justice News Operation in Cleveland New support from the Gund Foundation to drive...