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themarshallproject. org > 07/02/2026 > danger-behind-bars

Danger Behind Bars

2+ hour, 1+ min ago  (672+ words) Evidence of the risks inside Mississippi's prisons and jails. In 2025, Hinds County's Raymond Detention Center called 911 twice each day, on average. People called about assaults, fires and most frequently for something called a jail walkthrough. Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones…...

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themarshallproject. org > 06/26/2026 > lexie-handlang-prison-rape-chosen-family

Healing From My Prison Rape Requires Time, Therapy " and Real Friends

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (575+ words) We only have until the end of June to unlock $25, 000 in matching funds. Give now and your gift will go twice as far to fund our work. Lexie Handlang was sexually assaulted soon after she arrived in a Missouri prison....

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themarshallproject. org > 06/22/2026 > next-chapter-inside-story

The Next Chapter of "Inside Story

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (347+ words) All donations to The Marshall Project are being matched dollar for dollar until June 30. If you value our work, now is a great time to support us. Season three will explain the systems shaping our lives. The Marshall Project is…...

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themarshallproject. org > 06/22/2026 > ohio-abolish-death-penalty-dewine-commutation

Ohio Governor Quietly Granted Mercy Before Plea to End Death Penalty

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (973+ words) All donations to The Marshall Project are being matched dollar for dollar until June 30. If you value our work, now is a great time to support us. Weeks before calling to abolish capital punishment in Ohio, Gov. Mike De Wine…...

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themarshallproject. org > 06/22/2026 > death-penalty-50th-gregg-georgia-executions

How The Death Penalty At 50 Is Far More Broken Than We Knew

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (647+ words) All donations to The Marshall Project are being matched dollar for dollar until June 30. If you value our work, now is a great time to support us. The racial disparities, the arbitrary outcomes, the endless waiting and the risk of…...

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themarshallproject. org > 06/19/2026 > fatherhood-lost-connection-life-inside

What Being Estranged From My Oldest Daughter Has Taught Me About Myself

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (859+ words) All donations to The Marshall Project are being matched dollar for dollar until June 30. If you value our work, now is a great time to support us. "I saw every evil thing lurking from afar. What I didn't see was…...

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themarshallproject. org > 01/13/2026 > mississippi-prison-deaths-investigation

We Investigated Killings Inside Mississippi Prisons. Here's What We Found.

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (993+ words) All donations to The Marshall Project are being matched dollar for dollar until June 30. If you value our work, now is a great time to support us. Over 10 years, the reasons for the killings are often the same: Severe understaffing,…...

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themarshallproject. org > 06/16/2026 > introducing-the-last-12-weeks-podcast

The Last 12 Weeks:" a New Podcast From The Marshall Project and NYTimes" Serial Productions

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (372+ words) All donations to The Marshall Project are being matched dollar for dollar until June 30. If you value our work, now is a great time to support us. Host Maurice Chammah takes you behind the scenes as a death penalty defense…...

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themarshallproject. org > 06/16/2026 > prison-life-advice-parenting-fathers-mothers

Incarcerated Parents Share Advice on Parenting From Prison

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (815+ words) All donations to The Marshall Project are being matched dollar for dollar until June 30. If you value our work, now is a great time to support us. Incarcerated people from around the country share their advice. As families prepare to…...

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themarshallproject. org > 06/11/2026 > lost-footage-from-cuyahoga-county-jail

Lost Footage From Cuyahoga County Jail

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (941+ words) The county's outdated security cameras have failed to record at least 17 deaths. In her notes, a state inspector blasted a Cuyahoga County jail corrections officer for slow-walking a 2024 medical emergency. So, we requested the video. Footage from two ceiling-mounted cameras…...