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Mississippi’s No-Knock Raids Have Led to Death and Injury. Dozens of Warrants Lacked Clear Justification.
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[News and Awards](/tag/news-and-awards) March 17
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The Marshall Project Wins NPPA Award for ‘Inside Story’ Investigations
“Inside Story” is an innovative video series that brings critical accountability and investigative journalism to prisons, jails and beyond.
](/2025/03/17/the-marshall-project-wins-nppa-award-for-inside-story-investigations)
By The Marshall Project
[](/2025/03/15/trump-immigration-arrest-mahmoud-khalil)
[Closing Argument](/tag/closing-argument) March 15
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How Trump’s Targeting of Immigrants With Legal Status Departs From the Norm
Mahmoud Khalil is just one of many people with legal or protected status detained and facing deportation.
](/2025/03/15/trump-immigration-arrest-mahmoud-khalil)
By [Jamiles Lartey](https://www.themarshallproject.org/staff/jamiles-lartey)
* **The Record**[](/records) The [most popular topics](/records) in criminal justice today
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Second Trump administration
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Deportation
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Immigration
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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Immigration Detention
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migrants
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Department of Justice
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Alien Enemies Act
](/records/16693-alien-enemies-act)
[](/2025/03/12/trump-new-york-police-phoenix-justice)
[News](/tag/news) March 12
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Trump Is Backing Away From Police Reform. Here’s What That Means for 12 Places.
The administration appears set to end federal oversight of police, including agencies that have committed systemic civil rights violations.
](/2025/03/12/trump-new-york-police-phoenix-justice)
By [Daphne Duret](https://www.themarshallproject.org/staff/daphne-duret), [Daja E. Henry](https://www.themarshallproject.org/staff/daja-e-henry), [Christie Thompson](https://www.themarshallproject.org/staff/christie-thompson), [Lakeidra Chavis](https://www.themarshallproject.org/staff/lakeidra-chavis), [Geoff Hing](https://www.themarshallproject.org/staff/geoff-hing) and [Wilbert L. Cooper](https://www.themarshallproject.org/staff/wilbert-cooper)
[](/2025/03/11/news-inside-issue-19)
[News Inside](/tag/news-inside) March 11
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Strength Behind Bars
News Inside Issue 19 honors women navigating the correctional system.
](/2025/03/11/news-inside-issue-19)
By [Lawrence Bartley](https://www.themarshallproject.org/staff/lawrence-bartley)
[](/2025/03/10/solitary-confinement-guards-sexual-abuse-texas)
[Life Inside](/tag/life-inside) March 10
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At My Texas Prison, Solitary Confinement All But Guarantees Sexual Exploitation by Guards
Prison journalist Kwaneta Harris on “the hole” at Lane Murray Unit: “It is not uncommon for guards to withhold food unless we take our shirts off.”
](/2025/03/10/solitary-confinement-guards-sexual-abuse-texas)
By Kwaneta Harris, with Deborah Zalesne
[](/2025/03/08/food-business-michigan-prison-mississippi)
[Closing Argument](/tag/closing-argument) March 8
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The Big Business of Bad Prison Food
A market analysis said the food service industry in U.S. prisons and jails is worth billions — and is forecasted to grow.
](/2025/03/08/food-business-michigan-prison-mississippi)
By [Beth Schwartzapfel](https://www.themarshallproject.org/staff/beth-schwartzapfel)
* **Opening Statement** Links from [this mornings’s email](https://eepurl.com/jaz3iw)
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Mahmoud Khalil case transferred to New Jersey
](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/19/mahmoud-khalil-case-00003223)
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Trump is seeking to deport another graduate student who is legally in the country, lawsuit says
](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/19/trump-deportation-georgetown-graduate-student-00239754)
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Defiance and Threats in Deportation Case Renew Fear of Constitutional Crisis
](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/us/politics/trump-deportations-constitutional-crisis-impeachment.html)
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More Americans Will Be Caught Up in Trump Immigration Raids — ProPublica
](https://www.propublica.org/article/more-americans-will-be-caught-up-trump-immigration-raids)
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Arizona executes Aaron Gunches for 2002 murder of Ted Price
](https://www.azcentral.com/live-story/news/local/arizona/2025/03/19/aaron-gunches-arizona-execution/82427862007/)
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Manipulative leader of deadly plot or brilliant healer framed by others? Murder-for-hire trial begins.
](http://vtdigger.org/2025/03/17/manipulative-leader-of-deadly-plot-or-brillant-healer-framed-by-others-murder-for-hire-trial-begins/)
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Gardner Museum heist: Retired FBI agent shares his theory
](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/18/metro/gardner-museum-heist-thieves-rembrandt-reward/)
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Idaho House unanimously passes child sex abuse death penalty bill • Idaho Capital Sun
](https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/03/17/idaho-house-unanimously-passes-child-sex-abuse-death-penalty-bill/)
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Smugglers Found Guilty Three Years After 53 Migrants Died in Texas
](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/us/smugglers-guilty-migrants-texas.html)
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The US Used the Alien Enemies Act to Detain Their Families. Now, They Are Watching History Repeat. – Mother Jones
](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/trump-alien-enemies-act-world-war-ii-internment-crystal-city-texas/)
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The Long Online Shadow of the Material Support Law
](http://knightcolumbia.org/content/the-long-online-shadow-of-the-material-support-law)
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The Constitutional Crisis Is Here
](https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-constitutional-crisis-is-here-trump-alien-enemies-act-boasberg)
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Michael Lewis's Case for Government
](http://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/03/18/michael-lewiss-case-for-government/)
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Trump-Musk Scandal on Ukrainian Kids Stolen by Russia Just Got Darker
](https://newrepublic.com/article/192924/trump-musk-scandal-ukrainian-kids-stolen-russia)
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Cold Blooded • The Tributary
](http://jaxtrib.org/cold-blooded/)
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The Junk Science That Gets Parents Convicted of Murder
](https://www.thefp.com/p/the-junk-science-that-gets-parents)
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DOGE staff entered the U.S. Institute of Peace with D.C. police help : NPR
](https://www.npr.org/2025/03/18/nx-s1-5331354/doge-staff-enter-the-u-s-institute-of-peace-d-c-police-help)
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East Bay Prison Sex Abuse Trial Opens With Account of Guard’s ‘Ultimate Control’
](https://www.kqed.org/news/12031584/east-bay-prison-sex-abuse-trial-opens-account-guards-ultimate-control)
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DOJ Seeks Five-Year Sentences for Tesla Property Damage
](https://theappeal.org/doj-seeks-five-year-sentences-for-tesla-property-damage/)
[](/2025/03/07/david-wood-execution-desiree-wheatley-victim)
[Death Sentences](/tag/death-sentences) March 7
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She’s Waited Decades for David Wood’s Execution. Now, Evidence Casts Doubt on His Guilt.
The case of a victim’s mother and one of the longest-serving death row prisoners shows how capital appeals can seem both endless and rushed.
](/2025/03/07/david-wood-execution-desiree-wheatley-victim)
By [Maurice Chammah](https://www.themarshallproject.org/staff/maurice-chammah)
[](/2024/07/25/investigate-prison-staffing-trends-state)
[Investigate This](/tag/investigate-this) March 5
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How to Investigate Prison Staffing Trends in Your State
Our toolkit helps you report on how the widespread, long-term trend of declining prison staff affects both safety behind bars and state budgets.
](/2024/07/25/investigate-prison-staffing-trends-state)
By The Marshall Project
[](/2025/03/04/sheriff-body-camera-police-videos)
[Cleveland](/tag/cleveland) March 4
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Sheriff: Bodycam Footage From Cuyahoga County Deputies Will Now Come Out Within 7 Days
Policy shift follows a Marshall Project - Cleveland and News 5 Cleveland investigation into the October shooting of a teen by a deputy.
](/2025/03/04/sheriff-body-camera-police-videos)
By [Mark Puente](https://www.themarshallproject.org/staff/mark-puente), The Marshall Project and Tara Morgan, News 5 Cleveland
[](/2025/03/01/law-and-disorder-police-oversight-and-training-confront-a-changing-landscape)
[Closing Argument](/tag/closing-argument) March 1
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Law And Disorder: Police Oversight and Training Confront A Changing landscape
The future of police accountability remains uncertain as misconduct persists and focus shifts from reforms.
](/2025/03/01/law-and-disorder-police-oversight-and-training-confront-a-changing-landscape)
By [Jamiles Lartey](https://www.themarshallproject.org/staff/jamiles-lartey)
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