[ad_1] This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters. Like previous government shutdowns, the one that ended this week didn’t halt federal agencies’ work across the board. Some things were paused; others kept chugging […]
Trump admin launches ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ in push to fig…
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security kicked off a crackdown on illegal immigrants in Chicago Monday — after local Democrats spent the weekend protesting President Trump’s threat of a federal law enforcement surge in America’s third-largest city. “DHS is launching Operation Midway Blitz in honor of Katie Abraham who was killed in a […]
Moment mom learns infant died in babysitter’s care captured …
[ad_1] Gut-wrenching police bodycam footage captured the moment a devastated Illinois mother howled in anguish upon learning her 10-month-old daughter died while in the care of a babysitter — who was later charged with smothering the infant. The disturbing clip showed a panicked Branda Nichelle rushing to a home in Pekin, where a swarm of […]
How Treating Trauma with CBT in Chicago Is Stopping Youth Vi…
[ad_1] By Ryan Levi and Dan Gorenstein T-Man’s life turned upside down on May 11, 2024. The day before had felt like a nearly perfect Friday afternoon. The 16-year-old, who is being identified by his nickname because he’s a minor, had wandered around the park on Chicago’s West side with his cousin, also 16, after […]
Federal Bureau of Prisons Director: What to Know About Willi…
[ad_1] William “Billy” Marshall, the relatively unknown head of the West Virginia corrections department, has been selected to lead the troubled federal Bureau of Prisons, a Trump administration choice that took advocates for federal prison staff and incarcerated people aback Friday. President Trump made the announcement Thursday night on his Truth Social platform. “Billy is […]
How Progressive Prosecutors Became Scapegoats
[ad_1] This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Subscribe to future newsletters. Nearly a decade ago, talk of so-called “progressive prosecutors” came onto the legal scene with all the flair and freshness of Beyonce’s “Lemonade” album or tickets […]
How Accomplice Liability Laws Punish Survivors for Their Abu…
[ad_1] Illustrations by Yimin Qiao Even if a person does not directly commit a crime, they can still be sent to prison for it. Every state in the U.S. has a version of “accomplice liability” — laws that allow someone to be punished for assisting or supporting another person who commits a crime, in some […]