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Closing Argument
For Many, a Lawyer Is a Luxury Out of Reach
Life Inside
While Doing Time in a California Prison, I Was Given a Hysterectomy Without My Consent
Analysis
4 Reasons We Should Worry About Missing Crime Data
A photographer takes a picture of an incarcerated man, wearing a graduation cap, gown, a Mexican sarape print stole and a green stole that reads, "T.O.P.S.S." in front of a gray backdrop. The picture was taken outside on a lawn surrounded by barbed wire fences.
Closing Argument July 8
Students Behind Bars Regain Access to College Financial Aid
Restored Pell Grant eligibility means about 760,000 people in prisons could eventually afford higher education.
By Jamiles Lartey
An illustration in purple tones shows a portrait of a woman with blue eyes, with her hair down and wearing a tank top.
Life Inside July 7
A Texas Jail Delayed My Prenatal Care to Keep Costs Down. Then I Had a Miscarriage.
Collin County Jail failed to send a bleeding, cramping Lauren Kent to an outside OB-GYN. In a lawsuit, she blames their “cost-containment” strategy.
By Lauren Kent as told to Nicole Lewis
An aerial view of a U.S. penitentiary in Thomson, Illinois. A white water tower, with the word "Thomson" painted on it is in the foreground, next to a grove of trees.
News July 6
‘This is Major Trauma’: New Accounts of Abuse at Federal Prison Prompt Calls for Investigations
More than 120 prisoners held at a special unit in Thomson Penitentiary reported mistreatment, lawyers’ committee report says.
By Christie Thompson, The Marshall Project and Joseph Shapiro, NPR
News July 5
Mississippi Says Poor Defendants Must Always Have a Lawyer. Few Courts Are Ready to Deliver
A rule requiring poor criminal defendants to have a lawyer throughout the criminal process took effect Saturday.
By Caleb Bedillion, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
A White man, wearing a short-sleeved blue button up shirt and jeans, holds a microphone as he speaks to a crowd. Several people are seated in the background. A Texas flag hangs from the wall.
Closing Argument July 1
Why DeSantis Wants to Kill Trump’s Prison Reform Law
The Florida governor aims to be tougher on crime than any other presidential hopeful.
By Jamiles Lartey
Life Inside June 30
I Survived Pregnancy and Postpartum Depression in Jail. Now I Guide Others Like Me.
As a doula in Georgia prisons and jails, Tabatha Trammell supports incarcerated clients through pregnancy, childbirth — and giving up their newborns.
By Tabatha Trammell, as told to Nicole Lewis
Silhouettes of staff members looking through window blinds to view a parking lot.
Life Inside June 30
Reproductive Healthcare Behind Bars Was Dismal Even Before Roe Ended
Abortion is just one part of a greater story about how indifferent — and even cruel — reproductive healthcare can be in prisons and jails.
By Nicole Lewis and Carla Canning
The mayor of Baltimore, a Black man in a gray suit and a gold-colored tie, stands at a podium during a news conference in May while a Black woman in light-colored dress stands beside him with her arms clasped in front of her. A mixed group of people is behind them.
News June 29
A Dozen Cities Set Youth Curfews This Year, Even Though They Don’t Reduce Crime
Texas recently banned juvenile curfews, while cities like Baltimore and Memphis have doubled-down on them.
By Lakeidra Chavis
Testify June 28
The Basics of Bail in Ohio
How do people get out of jail while they’re accused of a crime?
By Rachel Dissell, Ilica Mahajan and David Eads
Feature June 28
The Never-Ending Murder Case: How Mental Competency Laws Can Trap People With Dementia
As more Americans are diagnosed with the chronic disease, some find themselves in legal limbo.
By Christie Thompson
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