Hacker News
- The Books Banned in Your State’s Prisons https://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/12/21/prison-banned-books-list-find-your-state 6 comments
- Let’s Put an End to Prosecutorial Immunity (2018) https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/03/13/let-s-put-an-end-to-prosecutorial-immunity 90 comments
- Detroit’s Indigent Defense System Fails Poor Defendants https://www.themarshallproject.org/2019/08/01/one-lawyer-five-years-3-802-cases 63 comments
- The Big Business of Prisoner Care Packages https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/12/21/the-big-business-of-prisoner-care-packages 40 comments
- The Prosecutor and the Snitch http://www.themarshallproject.org/2014/08/03/did-texas-execute-an-innocent-man-willingham/ 4 comments
- The AI Lawyer is Here - How Artificial Intelligence is making its way into the legal system. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/02/10/ai-artificial-intelligence-attorney-court 29 comments futurology
- Why So Many Jails Are in a ‘State of Complete Meltdown’ https://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/11/04/why-so-many-jails-are-in-a-state-of-complete-meltdown 28 comments politics
- Rifles, Tasers and Jails: How Cities and States Spent Billions of COVID-19 Relief https://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/09/07/how-federal-covid-relief-flows-to-the-criminal-justice-system 5 comments politics
- Crime Stoppers of Houston Has a Tip: Vote Out These Judges https://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/04/21/crime-stoppers-houston-abbott-ogg-judges 10 comments politics
- Inside the Underground Economy of Solitary Confinement https://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/02/18/inside-the-underground-economy-of-solitary-confinement 3 comments truereddit
- In Texas' Huntsville, She Was Prison Royalty — Until a Family Feud https://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/02/10/rise-and-fall-of-a-prison-town-queen 2 comments truereddit
- Police Say Demoralized Officers Are Quitting In Droves. Labor Data Says No. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2021/09/01/police-say-demoralized-officers-are-quitting-in-droves-labor-data-says-no 202 comments economy
- Biden Could Have Taken the War on Drugs Down a Notch. He Didn’t. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2021/06/16/biden-could-have-taken-the-war-on-drugs-down-a-notch-he-didn-t 51 comments politics
- A Bestselling Author Became Obsessed With Freeing a Man From Prison. It Nearly Ruined Her Life. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2021/03/24/a-bestselling-author-became-obsessed-with-freeing-a-man-from-prison-it-nearly-ruined-her-life 3 comments indepthstories
- Police Misconduct Costs Cities Millions Every Year. But That’s Where The Accountability Ends. If not for inconsistent and shoddy record-keeping, we might know if settlements make a difference in police misconduct. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2021/02/22/police-misconduct-costs-cities-millions-every-year-but-that-s-where-the-accountability-ends 30 comments economy
- 7 States Where Voters Could Change the Future of Criminal Justice https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/10/28/7-states-where-voters-could-change-the-future-of-criminal-justice 8 comments politics
- Trump’s Crime and Carnage Ad Blitz Is Going Unanswered on Facebook https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/09/23/trump-s-crime-and-carnage-ad-blitz-is-going-unanswered-on-facebook 7 comments politics
- They Agreed to Meet Their Mother’s Killer. Then Tragedy Struck Again. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/07/21/they-agreed-to-meet-their-mother-s-killer-then-tragedy-struck-again 9 comments indepthstories
- You Can Get Kicked Out of a Jury Pool For Supporting Black Lives Matter https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/07/07/you-can-get-kicked-out-of-a-jury-pool-for-supporting-black-lives-matter 889 comments politics
- Did “Live PD” Let Police Censor Footage? — Police asked the show to edit out officers using violence or bad language. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/07/01/did-live-pd-let-police-censor-footage 10 comments politics
- Your Arrest Was Dismissed. But It’s Still In A Police Database. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2019/07/18/your-arrest-was-dismissed-but-it-s-still-in-a-police-database?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sprout&utm_source=twitter 6 comments politics
- Want to Shrink the Prison Population? Look at Parole. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2019/02/11/want-to-shrink-the-prison-population-look-at-parole 13 comments politics
- The Nomadic Sex Offenders of Miami-Dade County https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/10/03/banished 4 comments indepthstories
- Do immigrants lead to crime? A recent study says no. | The Marshall Project https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/03/30/the-myth-of-the-criminal-immigrant 3 comments politics
- Bad Bail Practices and Immigration Policy Led To My Client’s Death At Rikers - Selmin Feratovic might be alive today if not for our deeply broken system. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/10/22/bad-bail-practices-and-immigration-policy-led-to-my-client-s-death-at-rikers 4 comments law
- Puerto Rico Puts Its Prisons Near Flood Zones https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/09/21/puerto-rico-puts-its-prisons-in-flood-zones 3 comments politics
- Killings of Black Men by Whites are Far More Likely to be Ruled “Justifiable” https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/08/14/killings-of-black-men-by-whites-are-far-more-likely-to-be-ruled-justifiable 5 comments politics
- One of the largest police consulting firms says it will no longer offer training in the Reid Technique for interrogations. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/03/07/the-seismic-change-in-police-interrogations#.kDE8HzlI6 8 comments law
- Homer and Harold - "Nearly a hundred years ago, a Connecticut lawyer walked into court and made a presentation that, in the words of legal titan Felix Frankfurter, 'will live in the annals as a standard by which other prosecutors will be judged.'" https://www.themarshallproject.org/2016/12/20/homer-and-harold#.kmtwk7m0i 3 comments indepthstories
- In Alabama, You Can Be Sentenced to Death Even if Jurors Don’t Agree https://www.themarshallproject.org/2016/12/07/in-alabama-you-can-be-sentenced-to-death-even-if-jurors-don-t-agree 38 comments politics
- Driverless Cars Are Coming. What Does That Mean for Policing? https://www.themarshallproject.org/2016/09/29/driverless-cars-are-coming-what-does-that-mean-for-policing 15 comments technology
- End Prisons-for-Profit https://www.themarshallproject.org/2016/08/12/end-prisons-for-profit 104 comments politics
- I'm a Judge and I Think Criminal Court Is Horrifying https://www.themarshallproject.org/2016/08/11/i-m-a-judge-and-i-think-criminal-court-is-horrifying?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share-tools&utm_source=facebook&utm_content=post-top#.otIBrA02f 124 comments law
- "What does it take to prove unconstitutional prejudice on a jury?" That's a question The Marshall Project helps to answer with this informative (and disturbing) quiz on juror bias. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2016/04/10/how-racist-is-too-racist?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=email#.4pJCpbloT 6 comments law
- The Deadly Consequences of Solitary With a Cellmate https://www.themarshallproject.org/2016/03/24/the-deadly-consequences-of-solitary-with-a-cellmate?ref=hp-1-122#.rtr3dfos0 3 comments indepthstories
- Man released from prison after wrongfully convicted for murder and sentenced to death. Original trial judge overrode jury's recommendation for a life sentence based largely on later-recanted testimony from a paid witness. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/09/10/i-m-just-happy-to-be-alive?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share-tools&utm_source=facebook&utm_content=post-top 10 comments law
- When Prisons Need to Be More Like Nursing Homes. In 2013, about 10 percent of the nation’s prison inmates were 55 or older. By 2030, one-third of all inmates will be over 55. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/08/27/when-prisons-need-to-be-more-like-nursing-homes 3 comments law
- ‘You’re Really Being an Asshole, Officer’ - The law on cursing at cops https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/06/26/you-re-really-being-an-asshole-officer 3 comments politics
- Conviction thrown out after prosecutors misuse Powerpoint https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/01/22/next-slide-please 3 comments law
- The Willie Bosket Case: How children became adults in the eyes of the law. https://www.themarshallproject.org/2014/12/29/the-willie-bosket-case 4 comments politics
Linking pages
- Police, Prosecutors Used Junk Science to Decide 911 Callers Were Liars — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/911-call-analysis-fbi-police-courts 516 comments
- The NYPD Is Withholding Evidence From Investigations Into Police Abuse — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/the-nypd-is-withholding-evidence-from-investigations-into-police-abuse 336 comments
- Death of Guatemalan toddler detained by ICE sparks $60 million legal claim - ABC News https://abcnews.go.com/us/death-guatemalan-toddler-detained-ice-sparks-60-million/story?id=59640202 242 comments
- Upgrade your jail cell - for a price: Some people convicted of serious crimes pay for better digs - Los Angeles Times http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-pay-to-stay-jails/ 124 comments
- Sheriff Dar Leaf Wins Re-Election | Law & Crime https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/sheriff-who-defended-alleged-would-be-whitmer-kidnappers-handily-wins-re-election/ 42 comments
- In Alabama, You Can Be Sentenced to Death Even if Jurors Don’t Agree | The Marshall Project https://www.themarshallproject.org/2016/12/07/in-alabama-you-can-be-sentenced-to-death-even-if-jurors-don-t-agree 38 comments
- Over a Dozen Black and Latino Men Accused a Cop of Humiliating, Invasive Strip Searches. The NYPD Kept Promoting Him. — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/over-a-dozen-black-and-latino-men-accused-a-cop-of-humiliating-invasive-strip-searches-the-nypd-kept-promoting-him 34 comments
- Guantanamo Bay: A Wound We Won't Let Heal - The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/01/guantanamo-bay-a-wound-we-wont-let-heal/251166/ 22 comments
- RIP: The Red Sox Decade (2003-2012) - The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/04/rip-the-red-sox-decade-2003-2012/256202/ 20 comments
- Immigration crackdown makes women afraid to testify against abusers, experts warn https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/immigration-crackdown-makes-women-afraid-testify-against-abusers-experts-warn-n908271 16 comments
- How Voter ID Laws Are Being Used to Disenfranchise Minorities and the Poor - The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/03/how-voter-id-laws-are-being-used-to-disenfranchise-minorities-and-the-poor/254572/ 15 comments
- Trial by Cash - The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/12/trial-by-cash/383631/ 14 comments
- How Much of the Health-Care Law Will the Justices Leave Intact? - The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/03/how-much-of-the-health-care-law-will-the-justices-leave-intact/255150/ 14 comments
- Mississippi Courts Won’t Say How They Provide Lawyers for Poor Clients — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/mississippi-courts-wont-say-how-they-provide-lawyers-for-poor-clients 12 comments
- How the Supreme Court upended a century of federal Indian law — High Country News – Know the West https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-justice-how-the-supreme-court-upended-a-century-of-federal-indian-law 11 comments
- Many Mississippi Courts Unprepared to Ensure Poor Defendants Always Have Lawyers — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/mississippi-courts-unprepared-to-ensure-poor-defendants-have-lawyers 11 comments
- GitHub - themarshallproject/klaxon: Klaxon enables reporters and editors to monitor scores of sites on the web for newsworthy changes. https://github.com/themarshallproject/klaxon 9 comments
- Texas’ Border Operation Is Meant to Deter Cartels and Smugglers. More Often, It Imprisons Lone Men for Trespassing. — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-border-operation-is-meant-to-deter-cartels-and-smugglers-more-often-it-imprisons-lone-men-for-trespassing 9 comments
- Texas’ Governor Brags About His Border Initiative. The Data Doesn’t Back Him Up. — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-governor-brags-about-his-border-initiative-the-data-doesnt-back-him-up 8 comments
- Louisiana Limits Solitary Confinement for Youth — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-limits-solitary-confinement-for-youth 8 comments