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Paul D'Ambrosio
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Senior Editor, The Marshall Project. Lover of all things Jersey Shore (not the TV show!)
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No One Knows How Many People Die in Mississippi’s Jails. Here’s Why.
From medical neglect to suicide, the lack of information on jail deaths can allow the same deadly problems to lead to more deaths.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Inside Mississippi’s Deadly Prisons: 42 killings, few answers — read the new investigative series
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Dozens Killed. Few Brought to Justice. This is Life Inside Mississippi’s Prisons.
Inside Mississippi prisons, murder is never far away. Reporters uncover why violence has become routine and killings go unchecked.
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September 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Part 2 posted today in our investigation into Mississippi Prison murders and killings
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Dozens of Killings Inside Mississippi Prisons Rarely Get Justice
At least 42 incarcerated people have been killed in the last decade. Just six people have been convicted in their deaths.
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September 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/10/m...
Mississippi Prison Killing Leaves Mother With No Answers After 5 Years
After reports of cell keys being shared and the lights turned off, Denorris Howell was killed in his dark Parchman prison cell.
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September 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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www.themarshallproject.org/2025/08/04/i...
Former Irish Republican Army Soldier Self-Deports, Says He’d Die in an ICE Holding Cell
The Clinton administration once used Matthew Morrison’s U.S. immigration case to help solidify peace in Northern Ireland.
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August 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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www.themarshallproject.org/2025/07/28/t...
How Trump Is Flouting Government Rules on Pardons to Help Allies
Many of the president’s recent pardons violate Justice Department policies designed to ensure fairness and public safety.
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July 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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www.themarshallproject.org/2025/07/22/m...
Why This Guatemalan Family Is Hiding From ICE This Summer in St. Louis, Missouri
They say returning to Guatemala isn’t an option — even if they are forced to.
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July 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Indicted Mississippi Prosecutor’s Latest Campaign Report Rife With Errors
Amid federal corruption charges, the campaign finance report from Jody Owens features bad math, with thousands of dollars unaccounted for.
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July 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Leavenworth, Kansas, is nearly synonymous with prisons. But when CoreCivic announced plans to detain immigrants there, residents pushed back.
Why This Conservative Town Is Fighting a New Immigration Prison
Leavenworth, Kansas, is nearly synonymous with prisons. But when CoreCivic announced plans to detain immigrants there, residents pushed back.
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July 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Rural Missouri Jails Want ICE Contracts. An Immigrant’s Death Shows the Risks.
As cash-strapped jails rush in for ICE contracts, one man’s death shows the complexity and risk of detaining immigrants.
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May 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Civil Rights Probe of 1970 Jackson State, Mississippi, Killings At Risk?
The Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Act made way for investigations of racially motivated killings. The federal agency enforcing it is in disarray.
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May 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Indicted Mississippi DA flouts campaign finance disclosure laws
While he fights federal bribery charges, Jody Owens faces sanctions for not disclosing campaign funds and spending. Weak laws confuse enforcement.
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May 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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www.themarshallproject.org/2025/04/21/s...
St. Louis’ Endless Struggle With Jail Reform
A facility built for progress reflects ‘decades of neglect’ and the city’s deepest struggles, from mental illness to systemic dysfunction.
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April 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Why No One in Ohio Prisons Has Been Released Early Under Reform Law
Intended to curb prison violence with promises of early release, the law is turning out as unbalanced as critics feared, with sentences extended at every turn.
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April 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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www.themarshallproject.org/2025/04/03/m...
Woman’s Case Spotlights Missouri’s Resistance to Innocence Claims
Even after a judge declared her innocent and ordered her freed, the Missouri attorney general tried to send her back.
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April 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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What Will Happen to the Hinds County Jail Once Under Court Control?
When death and violence plagued the jail, the federal courts stepped in. We talked with an expert about what to expect from a receivership.
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March 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Why Have Mississippi No-Knock Raids Been Approved Without Good Reason?
Some local courts have backed off approving no-knocks, but there are still no statewide limits on these dangerous types of raids.
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March 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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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.
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March 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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www.themarshallproject.org/2025/02/11/t...
The Marshall Project Announces St. Louis Local News Team
This will be our third local news team; this one will produce investigative, data and engagement journalism to serve audiences across Missouri.
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February 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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1/ ☄️ Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is gracing our skies, and we’d like to share some amazing images from ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile!

This stunning shot by our friend Yuri Beletsky, with the comet next to an Auxiliary Telescope, is today's Astronomy Picture of the Day. Congrats, Yuri! 🔭 🧪
January 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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The Dangerous Yet Desirable Work of Being an Incarcerated Firefighter in California
More than 900 prison firefighters were responding to the crisis in Los Angeles — but their pay is low and the ethics of their choice are complicated.
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January 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Some of Our Best Work for 2024
Online, in print, and on radio and TV, we delved into prison health care, political views of people behind bars, arrests of women who miscarry and more.
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December 17, 2024 at 4:05 PM
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And check out the rest of our criminal justice coverage in Mississippi at www.themarshallproject.org/jackson
The Marshall Project — Jackson
Exposing criminal justice abuses in Hinds County and across Mississippi by investigating policing, courts, prisons and jails.
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December 12, 2024 at 2:08 PM
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Mississippi DA Sent Mothers to Prison for 20 Years and Didn’t Know It
A prosecutor had been threatening mothers who used drugs while pregnant with long sentences — until Brandy Moore fought the case against her.
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December 12, 2024 at 2:07 PM