Why the St. Louis Jail Reflects City’s Deepest Struggles
The St. Louis City Justice Center was supposed to make things better. Forty-five people in custody have died since the ...
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Tag: Jails
Help Us Report on Deaths Behind Bars: Share Your Family’s Experience
Filed 4:15 p.m. EDT 04.10.2025 Your insights help inform The Marshall Project’s reporting on what families go through when someone ...
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What Will Happen to the Hinds County Jail Once Under Court Control?
In the early morning hours of Oct. 18, 2021, Michael Richardson was beaten, stomped on and dragged to his death ...
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Why Trump’s Crime, Immigration Crackdown Needs More Prisons and Jails
This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this ...
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Have Questions About the Justice System in St. Louis? Ask Us.
Filed 6:00 a.m. EST 02.11.2025 Your input helps us decide what issues The Marshall Project - St. Louis should dig ...
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Want to See Who’s in the Cuyahoga County Jail? There’s No App for That.
By Mark Puente, The Marshall Project, Nora McKeown, Spectrum News 1 While Cuyahoga County houses more than 1,400 people each ...
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What I Learned From a Year of Reading Letters From Prisoners
The Marshall Project receives about 3,000 letters a year from people who are incarcerated, their families and their support networks. ...
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Inhumane Prison and Jail Conditions Prompt Calls for Federal Takeovers
Filed 12:00 p.m. EST 12.14.2024 Some state and local lockups are facing federal intervention due to problems ranging from filthy ...
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How A Lawyer Challenged ‘Deliberate Indifference’ in Kentucky Jail Deaths
One afternoon in December 2022, Greg Belzley made the familiar two-hour drive from his home in Prospect, Kentucky, to downtown ...
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Cuyahoga County Creates Reentry Program for People Leaving Jail
For years, Cuyahoga County has offered little help to people before releasing them from one of the worst jails in ...
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