[ad_1] Filed 1:00 p.m. EDT 04.12.2026 Hattie Ellis was poised for post-prison fame. Then she encountered shotcallers who didn’t value her voice. This essay is part of Redemption Songs, a limited-run newsletter that spotlights one song each week by incarcerated artists. Sign up now to get a new song each Sunday afternoon until September: The […]
Kids in ICE Detention Up 10x in Trump’s Second Term
[ad_1] Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained over 6,200 children during President Donald Trump’s second term, according to recently released numbers analyzed by the Marshall Project. People under the age of 18 have often been held with their families in what detained families and their advocates have called harmful conditions, including poor medical care, inadequate […]
Why Travis Scott and T.I. Want to Stop Texas from Executing …
[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. Some of the most famous rappers in the country — Travis Scott, Killer Mike, T.I., Young Thug, Fat Joe — filed briefs at the U.S. […]
At a Federal Prison in Texas, Women Say Dialysis Is Killing …
[ad_1] Evangelina Perez lost count of the number of times her mother, Martha Perez, called her from federal prison, gasping for breath because she had missed dialysis treatments for her kidney failure. At 59, Martha Perez also had diabetes and congestive heart failure. She had been in various federal prisons since 2005 on money laundering […]
Rapper D4vd transfers deeds to Texas homes to mother followi…
[ad_1] Rapper D4vd, whose abandoned car was found containing a dismembered 15-year-old girl, has transferred the deed to two Texas homes to his mother, according to a report. The 20-year-old Queens-born and LA-based musician transferred the pair of Houston-area residences, which he owns under a trust, on Sept. 18 and Sept. 22, TMZ reported citing […]
Texas’ Robert Roberson: What to Know About His Halted Execut…
[ad_1] Texas’ highest criminal court has halted the execution of Robert Roberson, who had been scheduled to die via lethal injection next week, after being convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter Nikki Curtis. Roberson’s was the latest case from Texas to produce a small explosion of news coverage, one of many featuring celebrities and lawmakers […]
From Texas to New York, Lawmakers Move to Expand Cash Bail
[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. On Monday, North Carolina lawmakers will return to the state capitol with plans to tighten rules around bail and pretrial release for people accused of […]
Texas Chili Recipe | Classic No Bean Beef Chili
[ad_1] This website may contain affiliate links and advertising so that we can provide recipes to you. Read my disclosure policy. Do you like your chili with beans or without? This authentic Texas chili keeps it classic. Just bold, tender chuck roast, without beans. It has a rich, smoky flavor in every bite. All the […]
Why Thousands in Jail Suffer Without Mental Health Treatment
[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. It’s a struggle most states are dealing with and few have managed to solve: Where to place people who have been arrested or charged with […]
Founder of Texas Las Palapas restaurant chain Edward ‘Ron’ A…
[ad_1] The founder of the popular Mexican restaurant chain Las Palapas was allegedly killed by his nephew, who was suffering from paranoid hallucinations and traveled from California to Texas to commit the gruesome murder. Edward “Ron” Acosta, 78, was found stabbed to death inside his mansion in a gated community in San Antonio on Tuesday […]