Another Miami Herald Bombshell Spotlights Epstein’s Extreme Privileges in Florida Lockup
Jeffrey Epstein appears in court in West Palm Beach, Florida, in 2008.Uma Sanghvi/Palm Beach Post/AP/File Women’s underwear. Twenty-two tubes of toothpaste. And lots and lots of coffee. These were among the commissary purchases that disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein made about a decade ago while serving a 13-month stint in a Palm Beach jail for soliciting…
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…
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…
The Government Can Make You Legally “Dead,” Even When You’re Very Much Alive
Mother Jones illustration; Getty In 2010, Dana Gallop, a Boston gang member accused of murder, was waiting for his trial in a Rhode Island prison when a fellow inmate assaulted him with a razor. The attack left scars across Gallop’s face. He tried to sue, alleging that the inmate had warned a correctional officer about…
Getting Out of Jail After Dark Can Be Dangerous—and Sometimes Deadly
The last bus of the day pulls away from the parking lot outside the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, California, at 8:43 p.m. Twenty minutes later, a young woman pulls up the hood of her dark jacket, pushes open the jail lobby’s heavy door, and steps out into the night, looking for a cigarette. Leah,…