Jamiles Lartey

Jamiles Lartey is a New Orleans-based staff writer for The Marshall Project. Previously, he worked as a reporter for The Guardian covering issues of criminal justice, race, and policing. Jamiles was a member of the team behind the award-winning online database “The Counted,” tracking police violence in 2015 and 2016. In 2016, he was named “Michael J. Feeney Emerging Journalist of the Year” by the National Association of Black Journalists.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Jamiles Lartey

U.S.

Cashing in on ICE: DHS paying local police millions for immigration enforcement
April 16, 2026 By Jamiles Lartey
Facing public backlash, the Trump administration is outsourcing more immigration enforcement to local agencies and politically connected contractors.
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Politics

Before leaving, here’s what Biden must do on criminal justice
November 18, 2024 By Jamiles Lartey
Making judicial appointments and dealing with the death penalty are top priorities.
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Politics

Left out of elections: 4.6 million with felony convictions blocked from voting
November 1, 2022 By Jamiles Lartey
Even in states where felons do have voting rights restored, actually casting a ballot can still be difficult—and even risky.
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Jamiles Lartey

LATEST ARTICLES BY Jamiles Lartey

Cashing in on ICE: DHS paying local police millions for immigration enforcement

Before leaving, here’s what Biden must do on criminal justice

Left out of elections: 4.6 million with felony convictions blocked from voting