Paul D'Ambrosio
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Son of a son of a tailor. Lover of all things Jersey Shore (just not the TV show!)
I should have posted this on the 4th, but may I present a galaxy far, far away that I shot with my Seestar S30 scope. This is called M51. I'm restarting my astrophotography hobby that I used to do as a kid. The tech today is so advanced that I can get a decent amount of light in a night.
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www.themarshallproject.org/2026/03/12/m...
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Sunshine Week in Mississippi: Why Public Records Matter
Our reporting shows how public records drive impact, and what may be missed when governments delay or deny access.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/03/12/mississippi-sunshine-week-public-records
2 months ago
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Missouri Man Wanted DNA Test to Prove Innocence. Then he was Executed.
A man on death row wanted DNA on evidence in his case tested. He was executed before the court made a ruling.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/03/10/missouri-dna-testing-law
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Mississippiās Black Voters Brace for Ruling That Could Gut Election Clout
Black Mississippians won a Voting Rights Act case that challenges how the state elects supreme court justices. But that victory may be in jeopardy.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/02/26/mississippi-voting-rights-act-supreme-court
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FBI investigating Mississippi Prison Death Involving Guards
Melvin Cancer was killed by guards beating him inside the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility, a new report shows.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/02/24/mississippi-prison-beating-death-investigation
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Mississippi Lawmakers Push Prison Reform After Dozens of Deaths Exposed
A reform bill that would set up an oversight committee to review each prison death comes after a joint news investigation by several local outlets.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/02/04/mississippi-prisons-deaths-oversight-bill
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How Trumpās Insurrection Act Threat Differs From JFKās Use in Miss.
The military has been used domestically about 30 times since 1807, mostly to enforce civil rights and quell riots. Can they be used to quash political protests?
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/27/insurrection-act-trump-mississippi-riot
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We Investigated Killings Inside Mississippi Prisons. Hereās What We Found.
Over 10 years, the reasons for the killings are often the same: Severe understaffing, lax oversight and gang violence.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/13/mississippi-prison-deaths-investigation
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No One Knows How Many People Die in Mississippiās Jails. Hereās Why.
From medical neglect to suicide, the lack of information on jail deaths can allow the same deadly problems to lead to more deaths.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/11/17/mississippi-jail-deaths-medical-neglect
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Inside Mississippiās Deadly Prisons: 42 killings, few answers ā read the new investigative series
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Dozens Killed. Few Brought to Justice. This is Life Inside Mississippiās Prisons.
Inside Mississippi prisons, murder is never far away. Reporters uncover why violence has become routine and killings go unchecked.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/tag/mississippi-prison-deaths
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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.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/11/mississippi-prisons-killings-deaths
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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.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/10/mississippi-prison-killings-parchman
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Former Irish Republican Army Soldier Self-Deports, Says Heād Die in an ICE Holding Cell
The Clinton administration once used Matthew Morrisonās U.S. immigration case to help solidify peace in Northern Ireland.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/08/04/ice-trump-ireland-self-deport
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How Trump Is Flouting Government Rules on Pardons to Help Allies
Many of the presidentās recent pardons violate Justice Department policies designed to ensure fairness and public safety.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/07/28/trump-pardons-violate-standards
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Why This Guatemalan Family Is Hiding From ICE This Summer in St. Louis, Missouri
They say returning to Guatemala isnāt an option ā even if they are forced to.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/07/22/missouri-ice-immigration-fear
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Indicted Mississippi Prosecutorās 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.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/07/18/mississippi-district-attorney-jody-owens
10 months ago
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11 months ago
Leavenworth, Kansas, is nearly synonymous with prisons. But when CoreCivic announced plans to detain immigrants there, residents pushed back.
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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.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/07/01/leavenworth-kansas-immigration-prison-fight?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tmp-bluesky
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Rural Missouri Jails Want ICE Contracts. An Immigrantās Death Shows the Risks.
As cash-strapped jails rush in for ICE contracts, one manās death shows the complexity and risk of detaining immigrants.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/05/19/ice-detention-rural-missouri-jails
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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.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/05/14/jackson-state-civil-rights-shootings
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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.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/05/12/jody-owens-district-attorney-jackson
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St. Louisā Endless Struggle With Jail Reform
A facility built for progress reflects ādecades of neglectā and the cityās deepest struggles, from mental illness to systemic dysfunction.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/04/21/st-louis-justice-center-jail-reform
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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.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/04/17/ohio-reagan-tokes-law-sentencing-reform-prison
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Womanās Case Spotlights Missouriās Resistance to Innocence Claims
Even after a judge declared her innocent and ordered her freed, the Missouri attorney general tried to send her back.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/04/03/missouri-wrongful-conviction-sandra-hemme
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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.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/03/26/hinds-county-jail-receivership
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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.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/03/20/mississippi-no-knock-warrant-raids
about 1 year ago
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Trump Is Backing Away From Police Reform. Hereās 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.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/03/12/trump-new-york-police-phoenix-justice
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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.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/02/11/the-marshall-project-announces-st-louis-local-news-team
over 1 year ago
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ESO
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1/ āļø Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is gracing our skies, and weād 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! š š§Ŗ
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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 ā but their pay is low and the ethics of their choice are complicated.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/01/11/los-angeles-palisades-prisoners-firefighters
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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.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/16/best-of-2024
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And check out the rest of our criminal justice coverage in Mississippi at
www.themarshallproject.org/jackson
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The Marshall Project ā Jackson
Exposing criminal justice abuses in Hinds County and across Mississippi by investigating policing, courts, prisons and jails.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/jackson
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Mississippi DA Sent Mothers to Prison for 20 Years and Didnāt Know It
A prosecutor had been threatening mothers who used drugs while pregnant with long sentences ā until Brandy Moore fought the case against her.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/12/mississippi-women-prosecuted-pregnancy-drug-use
over 1 year ago
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