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For any problem in an incarcerated person's life — from not getting enough toilet paper to extreme physical abuse — the grievance system is the primary way to speak out. But in the vast majority of cases, those efforts go nowhere, according to an analysis of federal data by The Marshall Project and NPR.

Michelle Mildenberg Lara for The Marshall Project

'Rejected': How federal prisons stonewall grievances and deny care for years

People who go to prison keep one important right — to file a grievance over their treatment: from abuse to denied medical care. But in the vast majority of cases, those efforts go nowhere, according to an analysis of federal data by The Marshall Project and NPR.

Uruguay's Agustin Canobbio cools off during a hydration break in a World Cup soccer match against Saudi Arabia in Miami Gardens, Fla., on June 15, 2026. Dangerously hot, humid weather in the area prompted an extreme heat warning from the National Weather Service earlier in the day.

Lynne Sladky

Weather, Environment, & Infrastructure

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Kevin Warsh chairs his first meeting of the Federal Reserve's interest-rate setting committee this week. With inflation at a three-year high, the committee is expected to leave its benchmark rate unchanged.

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Kevin Warsh takes questions from reporters for the first time since taking over as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Warsh and his colleagues are expected to hold interest rates steady today.