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A person with medium-light skin, wearing glasses, a KN95 mask, gloves and an orange long-sleeved shirt, sorts ballots in U.S. Postal Service boxes.
Closing Argument November 9
Key Criminal Justice Takeaways from the 2024 Election
What’s next for President-elect Donald Trump’s criminal cases, immigration policy, justice reform and more.
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A voter casts a ballot during early voting in the Bronx Borough of New York City on November 1, 2024. (Photo by David Dee Delgado / AFP) (Photo by DAVID DEE DELGADO/AFP via Getty Images)
Closing Argument November 2
Election Day 2024: Where Criminal Justice Is On the Ballot
From reproductive rights to border enforcement and marijuana legalization, voters across the nation will weigh in on criminal justice issues.
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The hand of a person with light-toned skin holds a red, white and blue sticker that reads “Yo voté!” “M’ vote!” “I voted!” and “iamelectionready.”
Election 2024 August 16
FAQ: How The Marshall Project Is Covering the 2024 Election
Learn more about who we are and how we choose what political stories to cover.
By The Marshall Project
President Donald Trump spoke during a rally in Montoursville, Pennsylvania, on October 31.
News November 5, 2020
These Federal Prison Guards Are Desperate for Trump to Lose
Unlike many law enforcement unions that endorsed the president, Bureau of Prisons staff argue he's anti-union.
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Voters marked their ballots on the first weekend of early in-person voting on October 25 in Los Angeles, Calif.
News November 5, 2020
We’re Tracking 7 Ballot Measures That Could Change Criminal Justice
Find out whether voters said yea or nay to legalizing drugs, allowing people on parole to vote and run for office, and more.
By Marshall Project Staff
Citizens cast their ballots during early voting at the municipal building in Augusta, Ga., in October.
Analysis November 1, 2018
Criminal Justice on the Tuesday Ballot
Our roundup: drugs, policing, juries, even slavery.
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Sara Bullis fills out her election ballot with her sons, Haden and Harold, on election day in Drummond, Okla.
Crime on the Ballot November 9, 2016
The States Where Voters Decided to Give Criminal Justice Reform a Try
From early release to bail reform, reform efforts gain some ground.
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A condemned inmate is led out of his cell on death row at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California in 2016.
Crime on the Ballot November 9, 2016
The Death Penalty is Alive and Well
Voters in three states approve measures to strengthen capital punishment.
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Darla Juma, president of the North Dakota Victims Assistance Association, speaking against Marsy’s Law, which would offer protections to crime victims, in June.
Crime on the Ballot October 17, 2016
It’s Not Just Pot and the Death Penalty
Four important ballot measures you probably haven’t heard of.
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News January 7, 2016
Gun Control is One Thing, But What About Bullets?
Prohibitions exist, but almost no enforcement.
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