I Got A Life Sentence At 17. Then I Was Raped In Prison.
WEBNov 1, 2018 · The next day, we were arrested and charged with capital murder, which carried two possible sentences: death, or life without the possibility of parole. We got life. I would be incarcerated forever. It was 1985, and I was just 17 years old. Once I got to prison, I was dealing with extreme guilt over my aunt’s death, and fear, because I was ...
Five Things to Know About One of the Deadliest Federal Prisons
WEBMay 31, 2022 · The Marshall Project and NPR investigated how the newest federal prison — the penitentiary in Thomson, Illinois — has quickly become one of the deadliest.The story is the latest in our years-long coverage of the dangers of “double-celled solitary confinement” — putting two people on lockdown in a small cell — as well as the use of …
New Data Shows Violent Crime Is Up… And Also Down. - The …
WEBNov 3, 2023 · Property crime and victimization increased in 2022. The FBI's crime data showed a 7% increase in property crime from 2021 to 2022, which came after a decades-long downward trend. The Justice Department's crime victimization survey shows similar trends. Experts said motor vehicle theft and soaring inflation could be behind the increases.
What Can Death Row Prisoners Request Before They Die?
WEBSep 7, 2021 · The vast majority of American executions over the last half-century have been carried out through lethal injection, but several states have directed death row prisoners to pick how they will die. The exact laws vary, but in a handful of states, including Florida, Tennessee and Utah, prisoners have opted for electrocution or the firing squad.
My Life in the Supermax - The Marshall Project
WEBJan 8, 2016 · Officially called the United States Penitentiary Administrative Maximum Facility in Florence — and colloquially known as the “Alcatraz of the Rockies” — the ADX is the highest-security federal prison in the country, located in the Colorado mountains. It houses some of the more notorious inmates in recent American history, from Boston ...
Kamala Harris’ Complex Record as Prosecutor: What to Know | The ...
WEBJul 27, 2024 · Innocence Cases. In 2008, Jamal Trulove was arrested in San Francisco and prosecuted by Harris’ office for the murder of his friend Seu Kuka. An appellate court later found that police officers had framed Trulove, and he was released after six years in prison. The city agreed to pay him a $13 million settlement.
Millions of People With Felonies Can Now Vote. Most Don’t Know It.
WEBJun 23, 2021 · Similar efforts to quantify voting rights restoration efforts for formerly incarcerated people have also shown low rates of registration. The Miami Herald, Tampa Bay Times and ProPublica reported that only 80,000 of 1.4 million Floridians with felony convictions registered to vote in 2020.
The Short, Fraught History of the ‘Thin Blue Line’ American Flag
WEBJun 8, 2020 · The idea of a “thin blue line” can be traced all the way back to a 1854 British battle formation, a “thin red line” used during the Crimean War and then popularized in art, poetry and song. According to lawyers James Clapp and Elizabeth Thornburg, who have dug up the history behind popular phrases, the idea migrated to other professions ...
5 Things to Know About Kamala Harris’ Criminal Justice Record
WEBJul 21, 2024 · Now, Harris’ record on criminal justice — as a former prosecutor, senator and 2020 presidential candidate, as well as vice president — will face new scrutiny. In recent years, the country has witnessed protests following the murder of George Floyd, pandemic-related fluctuations in crime rates, as well as heated rhetoric over immigration ...
When Covering People and Incarceration - The Marshall Project
WEBApr 12, 2021 · By Akiba Solomon. The words we use to describe people being held in correctional facilities are among the most controversial in journalism. Reporters, editors and criminal justice professionals have long assumed that terms such as “inmate,” “felon” and “offender” are clear, succinct and neutral. But a vocal segment of people within ...