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Who Answers for a Death in Custody?
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After a Death Behind Bars, Families Struggle for Answers. This Guide Can Help.
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Unsolved, Not Forgotten: How Six Parents Remember the Children They Lost to Violence
An illustration shows a crime scene investigation with a house surrounded by police tape and four evidence number cards placed on the ground. A police car is parked on the road, and a Black police officer takes notes while standing to the right of the vehicle.
Feature August 5
What You Need to Know About Homicide Investigations
In St. Louis, people whose loved ones were killed said they didn’t know what to expect from the police. This guide explains the process.
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Feature August 5
How Do You Grieve the Victim of an Unsolved Homicide? Ask the People Who’ve Been Through It.
In this guide, families who have lost someone to violence in St. Louis share what did – and did not – help them rebuild their lives after a tragic loss.
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Feature August 5
We Asked Families of Homicide Victims What They Want From the Police. Here’s What They Said.
For those whose loved ones were killed in St. Louis the investigative process could be improved with empathy, better communication, and frequent updates.
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Cleveland August 4
Cuyahoga Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze Should Be Suspended for Two Years, Board Recommends
The case now heads to the Ohio Supreme Court. An FBI probe still looms over Celebrezze and Mark Dottore, after Marshall Project - Cleveland reporting.
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Investigate This August 4
Journalists: How to Investigate Dangerous Heat in Prisons
Exposing the risks posed by heat behind bars requires coverage at the intersection of public health, climate change and criminal justice.
By The Marshall Project
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St. Louis August 4
Former Irish Republican Army Soldier Self-Deports, Afraid He’d Die in an ICE Holding Cell
The Clinton administration once used Matthew Morrison’s U.S. immigration case to help solidify peace in Northern Ireland.
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News Inside August 4
Confined Trials
News Inside Issue 20 documents survival and resilience under extreme conditions.
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A White male corrections officer wears light blue latex gloves as he reviews a letter on a wooden table. A United States Postal Service box with mail is on the table to his right.
Closing Argument August 2
The Problem With Screening the Mail in Prisons
New York’s controversy over scanning mail in prisons reflects a national debate involving security and privacy.
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Masked federal agents, including members of ICE, stand on either side of a hallway. A person wearing a white T-shirt and red backpack walks down the center of the hallway with their back to the camera. A woman and a young child, both with dark hair, walk behind the person with their arms around each other. A young boy with dark hair and a blue T-shirt follows behind them.
Analysis August 1
See if Your State Passed Immigration Laws in 2025
State lawmakers, inspired by Trump, have passed dozens of anti-immigration bills this year.
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Analysis August 1
How Trump Used the Criminal System to Massively Expand Immigration Detention
Through threats and incentives, the administration conscripted local jails, federal prisons and private companies to detain immigrants.
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