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In the final hour of the session, it became official: There would be no 287(g) ban this year in Maryland. boltsmag.org/maryland-287g-…

William Kohler, who is incarcerated in North Carolina, doesn’t receive money from the outside to help with phone calls. He says paying for more calls would mean sacrificing hygiene or food items he needs to survive. boltsmag.org/north-carolina…

A proposal to build new mines on land that’s sacred to Apache people has sparked one of the clearest policy fault lines in Tuesday’s congressional primary to replace Raúl Grijalva. boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-b…

According to researchers at the American Immigration Council, Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” will pour $171 billion into federal immigration enforcement. boltsmag.org/how-the-gop-me…

Until now, Illinois has had no clear way to measure the severe issues public defenders face, let alone address them. A new reform seeks to change that. boltsmag.org/illinois-publi…

The D.C. Council expelled Trayon White in February, six months after the FBI arrested him for allegedly taking $156,000 in bribes from a contractor. But the winner of tomorrow's special election to fill this vacant seat may well be Trayon White. boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-b…

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Louisiana’s new law tightly restricts post-conviction relief for people on death row. The legislation fits into broader efforts reshaping the state legal system. Read Piper French’s story: boltsmag.org/louisiana-limi…

Advocates for incarcerated people have ramped up reform efforts to reduce or eliminate exorbitant fees, totaling millions of dollars, that families pay to prison telecom companies every year. boltsmag.org/north-carolina…

In a new Q&A, Adriel Orozco, senior policy counsel at the American Immigration Council, says the GOP bill will pull police and sheriffs even deeper into the work of enforcing federal immigration laws. boltsmag.org/how-the-gop-me…

“It is just assumed that public defenders are just supposed to be overworked and understaffed until we burn out and can’t take it anymore,” says Elisabeth Pollock, the chief public defender of Illinois’ Champaign County. boltsmag.org/illinois-publi…

An Arizona congressional election, a council race in Washington, D.C., and a statewide primary in Georgia that’s taking place three years late. Bolts is watching three elections tomorrow—explore what’s at stake: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-b…

The FCC blocked new rules capping the cost of phone calls in prison and jail systems across the country before they could take effect. boltsmag.org/north-carolina…

A new law in Mississippi bars election officials from changing polling places within 60 days of Election Day absent special circumstances, the Mississippi Free Press reports. The Free Press had documented hundreds of last-minute changes in recent years. mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-li…

Due to a loophole in Georgia law, state officials have the power to nullify some elections that have already happened. Critics are slamming what they call a “dystopian” rule. boltsmag.org/georgia-judici…

I went on the New Orleans NPR affiliate station's show Louisiana Considered show to talk about this piece: wwno.org/show/louisiana…

Who will replace Raúl Grijalva in Congress? Will Trayon White complete his comeback to the D.C. Council despite bribery charges? And just how low will turnout get in Georgia? Learn about the three elections to watch today: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-b…

The Illinois constitution guarantees each defendant a right to effective legal representation, but public defenders throughout the state are facing significant understaffing that undercuts their ability to win their cases. boltsmag.org/illinois-publi…

Parole has fallen across the country in recent years as parole boards have succumbed to political pressure and media narratives that stoke fears about crime. boltsmag.org/parole-plunges…

A new Illinois bill would establish an office to track public defender caseloads and performance standards. Advocates say it is direly needed to ensure public defenders can work effectively. boltsmag.org/illinois-publi…