How Mississippi's Jim Crow Laws Still Haunt Black Voters Today
After the U.S. Civil War, white supremacists used felony disenfranchisement to suppress the Black vote. Even now, restoring rights has hit a roadblock.
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The food on your table, brought to you by prison labor | The Jersey Tomato Press
The Marshall Project found that incarcerated workers help produce some of America's most popular food brands, but with few of the protections afforded to others.
Source: thejerseytomatopress.com
Facing Execution, Brian Dorsey Says Missouri Paid His Lawyers Too Little
Some death penalty lawyers get paid the same no matter how long they work on a case. Critics say it’s a perverse incentive when a life is at stake.
Source: themarshallproject.org
He faces execution. His lawyers may have earned under $4 an hour
Some death penalty lawyers get paid the same amount of money no matter how long they work on a particular case.
Source: latimes.com
Burdened prison staffers seeking more time between executions should 'suck it up,' top criminal court judge says
A judge on Oklahoma’s top criminal appeals court says state prison officials seeking more time between executions have to “suck it up” and get the job done.
Source: abajournal.com