New Data Shows Violent Crime Is Up… And Also Down. - The …
Nov 3, 2023 · Federal reports show similar long-term trends in violent crime, but diverge significantly on year-over-year changes. Both reports show a return to pre-pandemic levels of …
What to Know About the Rise in U.S. Mass Shootings
Nov 1, 2023 · In 2022, The Marshall Project looked at trends in mass shootings in the U.S. Here is an update of that piece. L ast week, a gunman opened fire in Lewiston, Maine, ultimately …
I Got A Life Sentence At 17. Then I Was Raped In Prison.
Nov 1, 2018 · I grew up in Texarkana, Arkansas. I became a rebellious teenager. I met a boy. At that age, I did not know my own value, and was so caught up in the thrill of our young love that …
A Boy Among Men - The Marshall Project
Feb 25, 2015 · John didn’t take these letters seriously; he threw many of them away. He settled into GED classes and shifts serving breakfast and lunch. From the prison library he pulled …
Nine Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Parole
Jul 10, 2015 · 3. If you are a farmer, auto salesman, DuPont executive or personal fitness trainer, you too can be on a parole board. Most states don’t require experience with the criminal …
What 24 Hours in Prison Is Really Like | The Marshall Project
Jul 12, 2018 · At 1:30 a.m., I’m jarred awake in my cell by an officer wielding the brightest flashlight in the world. He gives me 10 minutes to throw on some clothes and escorts me to …
The Short, Fraught History of the ‘Thin Blue Line’ American Flag
Jun 8, 2020 · Parker used the phrase ‘thin blue line’ constantly in his speeches. The phrase was further popularized by the novels of Joseph Wambaugh, and it typified Parker’s philosophy: …
About Us - The Marshall Project
By Neil Barsky, 11.15.2014. The seeds of The Marshall Project were planted several years ago, after I read two books. The first, the now-famous “The New Jim Crow” by Michelle Alexander, …
Eyewitness Testimony Is Unreliable… Or Is It ... - The Marshall Project
Oct 30, 2015 · Wells and Wixted agree on one point: that juries should be instructed to consider only a witness’s initial confidence level and to disregard any subsequent expressions of …
5 Things to Know About Kamala Harris’ Criminal Justice Record
Jul 21, 2024 · According to Jamilah King, writing for Mother Jones in 2018, “Harris has long tried to bridge the tricky divide between social progressivism and the work required as a prosecutor …