They Got Their Voting Rights Back, But Will They Go to the Polls?
Detric Linner, 41, is considering voting for the first time. Akasha Rabut/The Marshall Project This article was originally published by The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletter, or follow The Marshall Project on Facebook or Twitter. Most Sundays, Clint Williams attends service at one…
Attorney General William Barr Slams Progressive Prosecutors as “Dangerous”
Attorney General William Barr speaks during a tour of a federal prison on July 8 in Edgefield, South Carolina.John Bazemore/AP In a speech to law enforcement officers on Monday, Attorney General William Barr condemned a wave of progressive-minded district attorneys who have been elected in cities like Philadelphia, Boston, and Chicago on pledges to reduce the…
Reports: Guards Weren’t Properly Monitoring Epstein Before His Death
Elizabeth Williams/AP The night before Jeffrey Epstein’s apparent suicide, guards failed to monitor the disgraced financier as closely as required at the Manhattan jail where he was being held, the New York Times and Reuters are reporting. While the Metropolitan Correctional Center, where Epstein was detained pending trial on federal sex-trafficking charges, requires corrections officers…
Jeffrey Epstein Was Reportedly Taken Off Suicide Watch Before He Died. Would It Have Kept Him Alive?
Uma Sanghvi/Palm Beach Post The unexpected death of Jeffrey Epstein on Saturday produced an outpouring of shock, conspiracy theories, and the announcement of at least two federal investigations into his apparent suicide in a Manhattan jail cell. “Mr. Epstein’s death,” Attorney General William Barr said in a statement, “raises serious questions that must be answered.” Less…
“It Creates a Culture of Fear”: How Crime Tracking Apps Incite Unnecessary Panic
Mark Helenowski On a Monday in July, the phones of 16,800 New Yorkers near Chinatown lit up with a push notification reading, “Man Stabbed in Park.” Another 51,700 people were notified of a “Man Slashed” in the Bronx. On the Upper West Side, 13,500 people were alerted that a Chase Bank had been robbed. The…
What If Courts Treated Young Sex Trafficking Victims Like Cyntoia Brown as People, Not Perpetrators?
Maia Boakye One morning in February, Brittney, a baby-faced 17-year-old with short black braids, stands in front of a juvenile court judge in Compton, California, talking about kittens. Brittney had been in and out of the justice system since she was 14, after the state removed her from her physically abusive mother. Diagnosed with post-traumatic…