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Investigative reporter for @marshallproj in the South. Superfan/ex @dallasnews & co-founder @readfrontier. This land is your land. The records belong to us.

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Cary Aspinwall’s Biography

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I'm an investigative reporter for The Marshall Project based in the South. Before that, I was part of the kickass investigations team at The Dallas Morning News.
I'm a co-founder of The Frontier in Tulsa, and a former creative director and staff writer there.
I'm a Boulder native who grew up in Louisiana and Texas and rolled across the plains like a tumbleweed for a while.
Some things I write about: Murder, sex, death, prison, corruption, heartbreak.
I've twice had the honor of being Great …

Cary Aspinwall’s Journalist Portfolio

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Fetterman and Oz Battle Over Pennsylvania's Felony Murder Law

Fetterman and Oz Battle Over Pennsylvania's Felony Murder Law

PHILADELPHIA - Tyreem Rivers didn't intend to hurt the elderly woman he followed home from the bank. He just …

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They Lost Their Pregnancies. Then Prosecutors Sent Them to Prison.

They Lost Their Pregnancies. Then Prosecutors Sent Them to Prison.

Some were already mothers, excited about having another baby. Others were upset or frightened to find themsel…

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Her Baby Died After Hurricane Katrina. Was It a Crime?

Her Baby Died After Hurricane Katrina. Was It a Crime?

SHREVEPORT, La. - The night before Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005, Tiffany Woods and Emmanuel S…

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Two Strikes and You're in Prison Forever

Two Strikes and You're in Prison Forever

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. - On a hot June afternoon in 2011, 69-year-old Eunice Hopkins rolled down the windows…

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How More Than 50 Women Walked Out of a Prison in Oklahoma

How More Than 50 Women Walked Out of a Prison in Oklahoma

TAFT, Oklahoma - Police pulled over Kisha Snider in the tiny Oklahoma town of Boley in 2015; they said she ha…

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'You're gonna kill me!': Dallas police body cam footage reveals the final minutes of Tony Timpa's...

'You're gonna kill me!': Dallas police body cam footage reveals the final minutes of Tony Timpa's...

Tony Timpa wailed and pleaded for help more than 30 times as Dallas police officers pinned his shoulders, kne…

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How Government Fines of $1 Million+ Are Increasingly Targeting Immigrants

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By Cary Aspinwall Verified
| American Community Media Verified
This article was first published by The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletters, and follow them on Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and Facebook. This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters.
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How government fines of over $1M are increasingly targeting immigrants

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By Cary Aspinwall Verified
| Monroe County (Sparta) Herald Verified
First came the fines: Last year, the Trump administration began aggressively fining immigrants who allegedly stayed in the country past a deportation order. The law allowing these fines had been on the books since 1996, but was rarely used before 2025 — and the original fines were much lower. The Marshall Project dug into how the federal government is imposing steep fines on immigrants while pushing for them to self-deport.
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How government fines of over $1M are increasingly targeting immigrants

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By Cary Aspinwall Verified
| Benton County Enterprise Verified
Posted 7/1/26 The Marshall Project reports on how the government is issuing over $36 billion in fines to immigrants, pushing for self-deportation while facing legal challenges. This item is available in full to subscribers. E-mail Password Print and web subscribers If you're a print and web subscriber, but do not yet have an online account, click here to create one. Non-subscribers Click here to see your options for becoming a subscriber.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Unpaid internship in high school fixing errors in ads at the Edmond Evening Sun (back when it was a pm). Occasionally wrote for them.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, my parents had one when I was growing up. We didn't own a computer with a printer until I was in high school.

How is social media changing news?

Lets people get a better look at the man behind the curtain, hopefully demystifies a bit.