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Subject:	Another flawed criminal justice database
Date:	2025-08-07 04:37
From:	The Marshall Project <in...@themarshallproject.org>
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Known unknowns about in-custody deaths. The federal government is supposed to track how many people die in custody under a 2000 federal law, but decad  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

Donate Edited by Andrew Cohen   Donate Edited by Andrew Cohen Pick of the News Known unknowns about in-custody deaths. The federal government is supposed to track how many people die in custody under a 2000 federal law, but decades after passage its enforcement and compliance is a mess. A Marshall Project review of the data identified hundreds of people who died in custody but who weren't listed and states that failed to report almost any deaths in their prisons or jails. Most records did not meet minimum Justice Department reporting standards, including any note about the manner of death. TMP's Anna Flagg, Aaron Sankin, and Ilica Mahajan have our story, our latest on "Dying Behind Bars." The Marshall Project More from TMP: How we analyzed the DOJ''s data. The Marshall Project Andrew Cohen I curate Opening Statement, The Marshall Project's daily newsletter. We send the smartest coverage of criminal justice, immigration, and more to your inbox first thing in the morning. Opening Statement curates timely articles on criminal justice and immigration; these links are not endorsements of specific articles or points of view.

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