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Nowhere Else to Go: One Man’s Perilous Journey in Jail to Understand Charges Against Him
Redemption Songs
Two 17-Year-Olds in Custody Wrote a Love Song in an Arts Program. One Didn’t Survive.
Closing Argument
How Trump and ICE’s Latest Tactics Target Immigrant Children

The Marshall Project

An illustration shows an overhead view of a crowd of incarcerated people wearing plain shirts and striped pants. The people are standing with their arms behind their backs while one person, shown with a faded outline, lies on the floor. Between the people are faded blue outlines of other incarcerated people over orange circles.
News and Awards August 19
The Marshall Project Wins NABJ Salute to Excellence Award
A yearlong investigation into homicides in Mississippi prisons exposed dozens of unpunished killings and prompted calls for greater oversight.
By The Marshall Project
A magazine called News Inside set against a grainy gray backdrop. Light refracted through prison bars shines onto the magazine.
News Inside August 19
Bodies of Evidence
Lyrics, medical records and menopause — News Inside Issue 23 looks at what gets used against us, and what gets ignored.
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Sending Kites August 18
How to Prepare for a Prison Visit
Incarcerated readers share how they get ready for visits, and what they want their loved ones to know before walking through the doors.
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A photo shows a White woman smiling with her young daughter as they stand in front of a building with a U.S. flag.
News August 18
Parents are Giving Up Green Card Fights to Get Their Kids Out of Immigrant Jail
As children languish in detention, a federal judge sics an independent watchdog on ICE.
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News and Awards August 17
The Marshall Project and STLPR win National Murrow Award for ‘Remember Me’
The art installation and community engagement project honored the lives of homicide victims in St. Louis whose cases have gone unsolved.
By The Marshall Project
Redemption Songs August 16
In the Early ’90s, the Lifers Group Tried to Warn Kids About the Perils of Prison
The incarcerated hip-hop group that emerged from the controversial ‘Scared Straight’ program set out to deglamorize the gangster rap of the moment.
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A photo shows a person, covered with a blanket, sitting on a rock outside. A Dollar Tree plastic bag is placed next to them.
Closing Argument August 15
‘Boston Miracle’ Strategy Cut Murders. Can It Work on Crimes Tied to Homelessness?
Tucson and other cities are trying “focused deterrence,” which targets a group of people with tougher consequences, and offers of social services.
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An illustration shows a Black man with glasses holding an electronic tablet, wearing orange, and sitting on a bed in a room. There is a green circle around his upper body, and in the circle are drawings of a book, a laptop, a car, and his son speaking.
Life Inside August 14
My Dad Is in Prison. Here’s Why I Built an AI Chatbot for His Electronic Tablet.
CJ Jones’ dad had endless questions about the outside world. So the techie built a digital tool to help answer them — and deepen their relationship.
By Cj Jones as told to
An illustration shows a floating prison cell in the middle of a red barren landscape. A person in a gray uniform sits on a bed and leans on a wall inside the cell.
Investigate This August 13
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Extreme Heat in Prison, Jail and ICE Detention
Experts share their best tips for investigating rising temperatures behind bars in a webinar from The Marshall Project’s Investigate This!
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A video still shows a cell door in a prison hallway. A fire can be seen inside through the cell's window.
Analysis August 11
Why Did an Illinois Prison Fail to Stop 70 Fires?
Three key takeaways from our investigation of the epidemic of fires at the Joliet Treatment Center.
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