How Prisoners Reacted to Trump’s Win

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How Prisoners Reacted to Trump’s Win

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November 8, 2024

The 2024 election was framed as a contest between a “prosecutor and a convicted felon.” Donald Trump’s Election Day victory ...

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Incarcerated Men at Sing Sing Share Their Views on Movies and Justice

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October 29, 2024

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Last Thursday, Sing Sing Correctional Facility held its first-ever film festival. It stood out not just for its setting but ...

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Life Inside, Remixed: Inside the Underground Economy of Solitary Confinement

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October 25, 2024

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During a two-year stint in New York state prisons, Matthew Azzano reported on the ingenious way men in segregated housing ...

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How Ohioans Behind Bars See ‘Prosecutor vs. Felon’ Election

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October 24, 2024

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In more than a quarter century behind bars, Michael Conley unlearned the apathy about voting he carried into an Ohio ...

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Why ‘Trump Remains Very Popular’ in Prisons and Jails

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October 17, 2024

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November’s election — the first to feature a prominent candidate with a slew of felony convictions — comes at an ...

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‘Cop vs. Felon’ Election? What People in Prisons, Jails Really Think of Harris, Trump

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October 17, 2024

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Whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump is elected president in a couple of weeks will shape the lives of people ...

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Can South Carolina Prisons Apply Germany’s Therapeutic Approach?

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September 26, 2024

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I. “A Modern-Day Plantation” Six years ago, amid the cotton fields of South Carolina, a stabbing spiraled into America’s deadliest ...

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The Marshall Project’s Inside Story Video Series Returns for Season Two

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September 25, 2024

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The Marshall Project’s “Inside Story,” an innovative video series that brings vital criminal justice news to audiences behind bars and ...

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Prison Journalists on How They Survived Extreme Heat Behind Bars

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September 19, 2024

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By Prison Journalism Project Contributors and Aala Abdullahi Perspectives from those who work and live in the criminal justice system. ...

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A Serious Case of Prison Visit Blues

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September 6, 2024

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By Tariq Maqbool Perspectives from those who work and live in the criminal justice system. Sign up to receive “Life ...

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