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Jordan, 2013: A young Syrian girl stands at the door of her home in the Baqa’a refugee camp near Amman.

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) has a host of policies controlling which books people can have in prisons, how they can get them, and what they can do with them.

Trexler comes to The Marshall Project - Cleveland with broadcast, digital and print journalism experience.

Tired of exorbitant phone bills, prisoners and their families are pushing to lower costs.

West Virginians released from prison are not allowed to vote until their parole or probation period is over and their sentence is complete. Since people can be placed on parole in some cases for up to ten years for low-level offenses, criminal justice advocates said they are effectively barred from civic participation, even as they get jobs and resume community life. Ashley Omps, criminal justice advocate for the group West Virginia Family of Convicted People, said Senate Bill 235, which resto...

South Dakota investigators say theyre carrying heavy caseloads dealing with internet crimes against children. Theres hope new research and pressure from Congress will lead to more tools to protect minors. Last week, a U.S. ...

Washington state lawmakers are considering eliminating the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse cases. House Bill 1618 would revise the current three-year limitation from the discovery of child sexual abuse injuries for filing claims for damages in civil suits. Darrell Cochran is an attorney in Tacoma and former president of the Washington State Association for Justice. ...

New executive editor Joe Kahn sees the value of the platform for journalists, but weighs in on when it can become problematic.