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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · Apr 25
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“We gotta take bird baths in our cell,” he said, describing how he tries to cover the small opening in his cell door for privacy before attempting to clean himself over the sink. “I try to keep my spirits up, my health up… [but] I've been so mad, my knuckles are black from punching the walls.”
Why America’s Jails Are So Disgusting
Understaffing, outdated facilities and poor management have led to filthy conditions in jails in St. Louis, Cleveland and Hinds County, Mississippi.
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Staff writer Maurice Chammah has been covering Roberson’s case for The Marshall Project for more than two years. He's boiled down the most important themes in the case, along with what they tell us about the death penalty in America today.
Robert Roberson’s Stayed Execution: 5 Things to Know
The state wanted to put him to death by lethal injection. Then a court intervened.
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Filth, dysfunction and extortion. "It's the wild, wild west in there," Tedrick Francois told me after spending time in Raymond Detention Center. People awaiting trial there sleep alongside mice, have limited access to laundry, and must pay to use a toilet. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/10/09/j...
Why America’s Jails Are So Disgusting
Understaffing, outdated facilities and poor management have led to filthy conditions in jails in St. Louis, Cleveland and Hinds County, Mississippi.
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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 5h
Robert Roberson was granted a stay of execution this morning, one week before his planned execution date. The case against Roberson is the latest to raise questions about a controversial diagnosis:
Did the ‘Psychopath Test’ Help Send Robert Roberson to His Execution?
The case against Robert Roberson, whose execution is scheduled for Oct. 16, is the latest to raise questions about a controversial diagnosis.
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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 6h
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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 6h
In May, the FBI ordered its agents to scale back investigations of white-collar crime and focus on immigration instead.
FBI agents on the city’s domestic terrorism squad were investigating online child predators when they were ordered to work full-time on immigration enforcement, MSNBC reported.
For Trump Administration, Fighting Crime Takes a Backseat to Immigration Arrests
“It’s a good time to be an American-born criminal,” said one expert, as ICE’s dragnet now includes thousands of agents from other federal law enforcement.
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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 23h
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"I could not trust the people I had loved, so why would I trust the police and child services? I had neither heard nor seen anything good about them. And I wondered who would believe me anyway. After all, I participated, just like Cassie and 'Jane.'"
When the ‘Diddy’ Case Hits Home
As a kid, Joseph Wilson was sexually exploited by someone who was supposed to take care of him. The trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs resurfaced old wounds.
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"A 2014 study found the checklist had become so prevalent that it was impossible to track or regulate its use. Prosecutors used high scores to send young people to adult courts; parole boards relied on high scores to keep people in prison.

The most consequential use was in death penalty trials."
Did the ‘Psychopath Test’ Help Send Robert Roberson to His Execution?
The case against Robert Roberson, whose execution is scheduled for Oct. 16, is the latest to raise questions about a controversial diagnosis.
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Cuyahoga County Sheriff Harold Pretel is refusing to seek independent investigations into three women’s deaths that occurred during encounters with his deputies, despite a growing call for more scrutiny from the victims’ families and advocacy organizations.
Family Attorney, Advocates Demand Outside Probe of Tasha Grant’s Killing
Community advocates and surviving family members also want the sheriff to step aside in two other death investigations involving deputies.
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Jails across the country are trying a high-tech solution to keep prisoners safe. Will it work?
Can a Biometric Bracelet Stop People From Dying in Jail?
Jails across the country are trying a high-tech solution to keep prisoners safe. Will it work?
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A 9-year-old pepper sprayed in handcuffs, crying for her dad. A teenager wrestled to the ground, and another pepper sprayed while waiting for the bus.

All were Black girls hurt by police.
Police Hurt Thousands of Teens Every Year. A Striking Number Are Black Girls.
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Cuyahoga County Sheriff Harold Pretel is refusing to seek independent investigation into the death of Tasha Grant, a double amputee who died after being restrained by officers. With @markpuente.bsky.social and @douglivingston.bsky.social

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Family Attorney, Advocates Demand Outside Probe of Tasha Grant’s Killing
Community advocates and surviving family members also want the sheriff to step aside in two other death investigations involving deputies.
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MuckRock @muckrock.com · 2d
Our good friends at @404media.co, @transjournalists.org and @themarshallproject.org have all been filing requests to find out what books are banned and where, so we decided it was time to hit the road and go on tour — a FOIAs tour. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...
It’s Banned Books Week. Want to find out about censorship in your backyard? Join the FOIAs tour
Our good friends at 404 Media, the Trans Journalists Association and the Marshall Project have all been filing requests to find out what books are banned and where, so we decided it was time to hit th...
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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 2d
Many former prison sites draw on the spooky and salacious to entertain visitors, especially during October. “It turns human suffering into a spectacle," as one criminologist put it. But some businesses are having second thoughts.
Rethinking Prison Tourism
Many former prison sites draw on the spooky and salacious to entertain visitors. But some are having second thoughts.
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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 2d
“Cops” almost never happened. This is the story of how it did — and the polarizing, influential thing the reality show became.
Bad Boys
How “Cops” became the most polarizing reality TV show in America.
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"After he was found guilty, a psychologist named Thomas Allen interviewed Roberson using the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised. ...Allen gave Roberson a high score, told the jury he was a psychopath, and compared him to Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein."
Did the ‘Psychopath Test’ Help Send Robert Roberson to His Execution?
The case against Robert Roberson, whose execution is scheduled for Oct. 16, is the latest to raise questions about a controversial diagnosis.
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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 2d
Shattered teeth. Punctured lungs. Broken bones.
Over a dozen years, New York officials have documented the results of hundreds of prison guards' attacks. ⁠When the state tried to use this evidence to fire guards, it failed 90% of the time, we found.
In New York Prisons, Guards Who Brutalize Prisoners Rarely Get Fired
Records obtained by The Marshall Project reveal a state discipline system that fails to hold many guards accountable.
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The administration is shifting tens of thousands of personnel from other federal agencies to help ICE, raising concerns that other law enforcement priorities are being neglected.

“It’s a good time to be an American-born criminal,” said one expert.
For Trump Administration, Fighting Crime Takes a Backseat to Immigration Arrests
“It’s a good time to be an American-born criminal,” said one expert, as ICE’s dragnet now includes thousands of agents from other federal law enforcement.
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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 3d
The administration is shifting tens of thousands of personnel from other federal agencies to help ICE, raising concerns that other law enforcement priorities are being neglected.

“It’s a good time to be an American-born criminal,” said one expert.
For Trump Administration, Fighting Crime Takes a Backseat to Immigration Arrests
“It’s a good time to be an American-born criminal,” said one expert, as ICE’s dragnet now includes thousands of agents from other federal law enforcement.
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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 3d
The administration is shifting tens of thousands of personnel from other federal agencies to help ICE, raising concerns that other law enforcement priorities are being neglected.

“It’s a good time to be an American-born criminal,” said one expert.
For Trump Administration, Fighting Crime Takes a Backseat to Immigration Arrests
“It’s a good time to be an American-born criminal,” said one expert, as ICE’s dragnet now includes thousands of agents from other federal law enforcement.
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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 3d
The administration is shifting tens of thousands of personnel from other federal agencies to help ICE, raising concerns that other law enforcement priorities are being neglected.

“It’s a good time to be an American-born criminal,” said one expert.
For Trump Administration, Fighting Crime Takes a Backseat to Immigration Arrests
“It’s a good time to be an American-born criminal,” said one expert, as ICE’s dragnet now includes thousands of agents from other federal law enforcement.
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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 3d
Joe Sexton’s sweeping narrative "The Hardest Case for Mercy" explored the efforts to spare the life of the Parkland school shooter.

Read the story ⬇️
How Sparing the Parkland Shooter's Life Changed Florida's Death Penalty
Inside the effort to spare the Parkland school shooter.
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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 4d
Ahead of the 2020 election, we asked people in prison what might have helped keep them from committing the crime that led to their incarceration.

Among their responses were:
• affordable housing
• a stable, well-paying job
• mental health support
What Could Have Kept Me Out of Prison
We asked people behind bars what services and programs could have changed the course of their lives. Therapy, affordable housing and a living wage topped the list.
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