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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 4h

Markey Coleman lost his conjugal visits for a year over five newspapers he forgot to list before a family visit. "It did cause strain," he says. Watch the latest episode of “Inside Story”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0v7...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 6h

Today's Opening Statement has more on an extraordinary day in Tennessee, where the state failed for the second time this year to execute a condemned prisoner. Christa Pike survived two lethal doses of pentobarbital and was later rushed to a hospital. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 30/09/2026

Today’s Opening Statement has the latest on a U.S. Supreme Court order rescuing the administration’s contested policy of deporting people to countries they may never have heard of before. Plus fallout from Jack Smith’s latest round on Capitol Hill. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 29/09/2026

Today’s Opening Statement has the latest on the administration’s attempt to end gender-affirming care for transgender people in federal prisons, a story we’ve been following closely since January 2025. Plus more on a pending Tennessee execution. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 28/09/2026

Today’s Opening Statement features a preview of 25 of the most significant or interesting sheriff or prosecutor races around the country. There are about 2400 such races on tap for the midterm elections five weeks from now. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 25/09/2026

Today’s Opening Statement features original TMP reporting on a looming showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court over the Trump administration’s no-bond immigration detention policy, which most lower federal courts already struck down. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 25/09/2026

Some people in prison count down weeks to a few precious hours or days of cooking meals with family and watching a movie on the couch. For those who qualify, conjugal visits are about much more than sex. Watch the latest episode of "Inside Story": www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0v7...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 24/09/2026

Today’s Opening Statement features news about ICE officials’ plans to use “mobile detention facilities” to expedite arrests in Pennsylvania. Plus the latest on a new FBI scandal implicating thousands of federal employees. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 23/09/2026

Today’s Opening Statement brings good news to Texas prisoners, who can look forward to air conditioning in all 104 state prison facilities by the end of 2029. Plus more on a wrongful conviction in Alabama and a one-sided war on the First Amendment. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 22/09/2026

Today’s Opening Statement leads with links to how federal officials are accelerating mass detention and deportation plans. Plus the latest on a closely watched shooting trial in Vermont, and the saga of an Oklahoma catfish wrestler. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 21/09/2026

Today’s Opening Statement has the latest on a new ruling blocking third-country deportations by the administration. There’s also news of more turmoil at the Justice Department and an update on a long-running military trial in Cuba. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 18/09/2026

Today’s Opening Statement features original TMP reporting on a major change at the Bureau of Prisons, where it’s now easier for the Trump administration to reward its political allies with cushier prison accommodations. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 17/09/2026

Today’s Opening Statement has an update on the sorry state of the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Missing and Murdered Unit. Plus more on a judge’s decision banning federal officials from threatening citizens over anti-ICE comments. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 16/09/2026

Today’s Opening Statement features the latest edition of our monthly column answering questions from prisoners and their loved ones. Plus analysis of FBI Director Kash Patel’s tense congressional testimony and the latest on immigration detention. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 15/09/2026

Today’s Opening Statement starts with news that people were held in cages at the notorious “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration jail in the Everglades and ends with news of a plea deal for the former CIA agent found with $40 million in gold in his basement. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 14/09/2026

Tickets are on sale now for Redemption Songs Live, a concert and storytelling event about the music of mass incarceration on October 28th, 2026, at the Kaufman Music Center’s Merkin Hall in New York City. 🎟️ Buy your tickets today: www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/mch/event/re...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 11/09/2026

Today’s Opening Statement features more original TMP reporting on immigration enforcement operations this summer. Plus we have extensive coverage of the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, including several exceptional remembrances. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 10/09/2026

Today’s Opening Statement features more original TMP reporting. We take a deep dive into the death penalty in California and what Gov. Gavin Newsom may or may not do about it. Plus more coverage of the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 09/09/2026

Today’s Opening Statement has original TMP reporting from Missouri, where members of a Salvadoran community woke up today without Temporary Protected Status and are now vulnerable to immigration detention and deportation. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 08/09/2026

Today’s Opening Statement looks at the growing legal obstacles to holding federal law enforcement agents accountable for misconduct. That plus a roundup of immigration news over the long weekend and the latest on the Clancy mistrial. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 04/09/2026

Today’s Opening Statement the latest on the ICE agent charged with lying to federal authorities, the deadlocked jury in the Lindsay Clancy jury in Massachusetts, and growing worry about lawlessness in our national forests. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 03/09/2026

In this episode of "Inside Story," host Lawrence Bartley unpacks what happens inside youth residential treatment centers with Marshall Project reporter Brittany Hailer, who spent two years on this story. Watch the full episode: youtu.be/rNpdefGcy9o

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 03/09/2026

Today’s Opening Statement features an update on the DoJ's effort to shield an ICE agent from responsibility for a shooting in Minneapolis earlier this year. The feds are also withholding promised counterterrorism funds to New York as the anniversary of 9/11 approaches. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 02/09/2026

Today’s Opening Statement has more original TMP coverage of the latest scandal to hit a residential treatment center in Ohio. Its chief executive was arrested over the weekend as part of a child sex sting operation. He no longer works there. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 01/09/2026

Today’s Opening Statement takes us to Massachusetts, where voters will soon decide whether to make recreational pot illegal again there. Plus vivid details on the mistreatment of people deported to “third countries” to which they have no ties. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 31/08/2026

Today’s Opening Statement captures a particularly busy late August weekend. We have the latest on a new Gitmo ruling, more on a National Guard shooting in Tennessee, and an update on the growing DeFlock movement. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 28/08/2026

Today’s Opening Statement features original coverage of a successful fight by formerly incarcerated women in Colorado to limit strip searches in jails. We also have a TMP piece about a band of musicians at a notorious Mississippi prison. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 27/08/2026

Today’s Opening Statement has the latest on an unusual extradition fight over an ICE agent wanted on criminal charges in Minnesota. Plus a new investigative piece on felony murder laws from Jessica Schulberg. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 26/08/2026

Today’s Opening Statement includes a new look at ICE detention statistics, more coverage of the problems with Ohio’s youth residential treatment centers, and a plug for a TMP staff writer’s new book. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 26/08/2026

An officer responding to a call at an Ohio youth treatment center asks staff: "How many calls have we been here in the last six months for?" In a statement, Fox Run said they reject the allegations made against them. Watch our latest episode of "Inside Story" on YouTube: youtu.be/rNpdefGcy9o

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 25/08/2026

Today’s Opening Statement delivers more good news about falling crime rates in U.S. cities and rising clearance rates at many law enforcement agencies across the U.S. Plus more on the Tyrone Noling case and on ICE hiring practices in Ohio. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 24/08/2026

Today’s Opening Statement features the story of a Texas teenager fatally shot by police officers who say it was a case of “suicide by cop,” a concept that is coming under growing criticism from those who say it excuses excessive force cases. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 21/08/2026

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 20/08/2026

Today’s Opening Statement features coverage of how immigrant detention facilities are rated by an internal ICE agency. Plus, we just published the 23rd edition of News Inside, our print publication for prisons and jails. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 19/08/2026

Today’s Opening Statement features “Sending Kites,” our series intended to better link incarcerated people with their loved ones. We also bring more Texas tales of Islamophobia and an interstate legal battle over an ICE agent. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 18/08/2026

Today’s Opening Statement features more original TMP work on the due process rights of immigrant families sent into detention camps, and news that border wall construction at Big Bend National Park will be halted, for now. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 17/08/2026

Today’s Opening Statement delivers good news about crime rates that are falling so fast they have made statistical history. Plus more on the administration’s efforts to surveil left-leaning groups under the guise of immigration enforcement. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 14/08/2026

Today’s Opening Statement brings us the story of a son bringing the gift of an AI chatbot to a father in a Missouri prison. We also have a wrenching essay on a deadly fire inside a New York prison and the latest immigration detention news. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 13/08/2026

Can we learn from German prisons? That’s the question Lawrence Bartley carried home from overseas. The answer is yes, and it is already happening in North Dakota and Oklahoma. Watch the latest episode of “Inside Story” on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsKb...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 13/08/2026

Today’s Opening Statement notes a milestone in capital punishment in the U.S. Three executions are scheduled for today. There’s more on immigration detention and also a story about an incarcerated Florida man and his beloved pet spider. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 12/08/2026

Today’s Opening Statement features the latest twists in the saga over the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, and a reality check on an anti-ICE measure in Massachusetts. Plus there’s finally a trial in the Tupac Shakur murder case. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 11/08/2026

Today’s Opening Statement has the latest on our continuing coverage of dangerous conditions inside an Illinois prison meant to house people with mental illness. Plus more on a flood of new immigration cases in the nation’s federal courts. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 10/08/2026

Today’s Opening Statement features more of our coverage of the ways in which flawed hospital tests unfairly target families of color with unwarranted child welfare services investigations or even prosecution. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 07/08/2026

Today’s Opening Statement features a look at how Louisiana prosecutors are undermining a law intended to compensate victims of wrongful convictions. Plus, new reporting on how federal officials are excluding some detention-related deaths from their official count. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 07/08/2026

This German prison allows people to wear their own clothes instead of uniforms, and even has private bathrooms inside cells. It’s an approach to incarceration that puts human dignity at the center of everything. Watch the latest episode of “Inside Story”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsKb...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 04/08/2026

Today’s Opening Statement features new developments in our coverage of dangerous conditions inside an Illinois prison. Lawmakers are calling on the governor to help make the place safe after scores of fires, some deadly, behind bars. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 03/08/2026

U.S. prisons are notorious for bad food — from bland, low-nutrient dishes to straight-up moldy meals. We teamed up with "The Pitt" fan account @nocontextthepitt to talk about the impacts of meager food behind bars. See the 18-slide post: www.instagram.com/p/DbI835iESPt/

A headline reads, "'The Pitt' Highlights Dangers of Prison Food." @nocontextthepitt + The Marshall Project. A screenshot shows two characters from "The Pitt" staring at the blurry scene in front of them.

In “The Pitt” Season 2, Gus Varney arrives at the emergency department as a victim of an assault at a state prison. As PTMC doctors treat his injuries, they discover he is also suffering from severe malnutrition. While fictional, Gus’ story reflects the very real health consequences of the food served in many U.S. correctional facilities. A screenshot from the TV show features Gus tied down and being rolled into the ER.

A screengrab from "The Pitt" features Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi saying, "Albumin's low. Total protein's low. He also has megoblastic anemia." "Malnutrition?" asks Dr. Mel King. "Probably jail cuisine," replies Al-Hashimi.

U.S. prisons are notorious for bad food — from bland, low-nutrient dishes to straight-up moldy meals. In some states, prisons have even served people meat intended as bait for animals, clearly marked with the words “not for human consumption.” Photos of meals from Georgia, Mississippi and Texas prisons surround the screen.

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 03/08/2026

Today’s Opening Statement brings good news for the formerly incarcerated in Virginia, bad news for Jeffery Lee, whose execution has been scheduled again in Alabama, and great news for David Hearn, whose case was dropped by federal prosecutors. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 31/07/2026

At a German prison, one man told us he leaves three times a week, 12 hours at a time, to be with his loved ones. Then he returns. Watch what prison looks like when it is not built to punish, in our latest episode of “Inside Story” on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsKb...

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 31/07/2026

Today’s Opening Statement features more TMP original work on the use and abuse of felony murder rules in Pennsylvania following a state Supreme Court ruling that struck down mandatory life sentences meted out to more than 1,100 people. mailchi.mp/themarshallp...

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