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Texas prison guards under criminal investigation over hospitalized inmate
By Paul Flahive On September 25, 2023 The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said its officers used excessive force and have asked the Inspector General to criminally investigate a Sept.…
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Incarcerated deaths, despair and a billion dollar prison price tag
Last week, more individuals in ADOC prisons continued to leave in body bags than parole. By Patrick Darrrington On September 25, 2023 As parole is repeatedly denied and incarcerated people…
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Sentence reductions will survive court’s overturn of reform law, attorneys say
by Richard A. Webster On September 25, 2023 Earlier this month, the Louisiana Supreme Court issued a ruling that, at first glance, appeared to be a major blow to criminal justice reformers…
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Georgia Prisoners Can Be Denied Vital Halfway House Placement Due to Medical Conditions
Placement in a halfway house can significantly improve someone’s chances of reintegrating into society after prison. But numerous people imprisoned in Georgia told The Appeal that they were denied access…
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Juvenile Detention Centers Face One Scandal After Another
Despite repeated efforts at reform, allegations of mistreatment mount at youth facilities across the country. By LaKeidra Chavis On September 23, 2023 This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter,…
Read MoreHundreds of GA prison employees had a lucrative side hustle: They aided prisoners’ criminal schemes
By Danny Robbins and Carrie Teegardin On September 21, 2023 Inside Georgia’s prisons, wave after waveof prison employees have become criminals themselves — smuggling in contraband or allowing others to…
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The toll on Alabama families of uncontrolled violence in Alabama Department of Corrections’ prisons
“My daughter has nightmares and wakes up screaming and crying because all she sees is her dad being beaten and strangled and screaming for help.” – Christy Martin, whose daughter’s…
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Judges maintain bans on gender-affirming care for youth in Tennessee and Kentucky
By Jonathan Mattise On September 29, 2023 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee and Kentucky can continue to ban gender-affirming care for young transgender people while legal challenges against those state laws proceed,…
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Iran: Harassment, reprisals continue for Mahsa Amini’s family
On September 14, 2023 Twenty-two-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini was arrested and forced into a van by Iran’s so called “morality police” in the capital Tehran on 13 September last year.…
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