The Marshall Project

Life Inside August 30

Or, what happens when guards and prison staff interact as just human beings.

By Lyle May

Analysis August 30

The first state to abolish cash bail. Why are proponents so unhappy?

By Abbie VanSickle

Commentary August 26

Black and brown men paid the price for supplying what the recreational drug market demanded: cocaine and weed.

By Juleyka Lantigua Williams

Analysis August 24

Action is limited so far, but organizers are cheering the media attention.

By Nicole Lewis

Life Inside August 23

"It was the kind of moment that you witness but your brain just rejects; you can’t believe what you just saw."

By Aaron Ernst

Analysis August 23

What you need to know about the week’s momentous legal and political news in Trumpland.

By Andrew Cohen

Commentary August 22

“An inmate is there as punishment, not for punishment.”

By Robin Washington

Commentary August 20

Denying voting rights to people with felony convictions has roots in racist laws.

By Jennifer Rae Taylor

Life Inside August 16

"This isn’t a place that provides treatment, help, or even empathy to those who suffer from stress, depression, and mental illness."

By Deidre Mcdonald

Commentary August 15

Journalists expose systems that don’t work, and officials often agree.

By Carroll Bogert