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Closing Argument
How Tech Like ShotSpotter Thrives Despite Public Pushback
Life Inside
My Friend Jordan Neely Was Homeless and in Mental Distress. But He Was Not Expendable.
News and Awards
The Marshall Project Honored in 16 Categories by the Society for News Design
News
May 22
We Spent Two Years Investigating Abuse by Prison Guards in New York. Here Are Five Takeaways.
The state fails to fire most corrections officers it accuses of violence against prisoners or covering up abuse.
By
Alysia Santo
and
Joseph Neff
Feature
May 22
How a ‘Blue Wall’ Inside New York State Prisons Protects Abusive Guards
Records and interviews reveal a culture of cover-ups among corrections officers who falsify reports and send beating victims to solitary confinement.
By
Joseph Neff
,
Alysia Santo
and
Tom Meagher
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Just Say You’re Sorry
May 22
An All-Night, Pizza-Fueled Interrogation. A Dubious Confession. A DNA Surprise.
Hear Texas Ranger James Holland use familiar tactics to convince another man to confess to a murder he vehemently denies. But this time, there’s DNA.
By
Maurice Chammah
Closing Argument
May 20
In 2022, Exonerations Hit a Record High in the U.S.
Globally, potential innocence has long outweighed potential guilt. That philosophy of justice may not be one that the majority of Americans endorse.
By
Jamiles Lartey
News
May 19
What Do People Not Understand About Working in Prisons and Jails?
Fill out a short form to let us know what issues matter most in your workplace.
By
The Marshall Project
Analysis
May 19
How We Investigated Abuse by Prison Guards in New York
The Marshall Project examined 12 years of employee discipline data and hundreds of prisoner lawsuits.
By
Tom Meagher
Opening Statement
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The Right-Wing Embrace of Bloodlust
Texas GOP lawmakers recommend impeaching AG Ken Paxton after years of scandal
The Untold Strength of Tax Crimes in Manhattan DA’s Case Against Former President Trump
Clock runs out on Alabama bill to require unanimous jury for death penalty
How Seditious Conspiracy Is Different From Insurrection and Treason
How doctors buy their way out of trouble
What If the CDC Could Track Gun Violence Like a Virus?
Aderrien Murry: 11-year-old Mississippi boy who was shot by responding police officer after calling 911 is released from the hospital
Justice Department expands anti-profiling rules to cover thousand more in judicial system
9th Circuit rules US deportation law that fueled family separations is 'neutral as to race'
The Silence That Mass Shootings Leave Behind
AG Rokita's prosecution of abortion doctor gets medical board hearing
Steve Bannon’s Criminal Trial Is Scheduled for Next May
One year later, trust in police remains frail in Uvalde
Rachael Rollins is a flawed messenger but her message is not
Survivors of Solitary Confinement Face the California Governor’s Veto Pen
10 Years After Corey Stingley's Death, No One Charged in Killing — ProPublica
Federal Correctional Officer Charged with Aggravated Sexual Abuse
Book Review: ‘Built From the Fire,’ by Victor Luckerson
Feature
May 19
In New York Prisons, Guards Who Brutalize Prisoners Rarely Get Fired
Records obtained by The Marshall Project reveal a state discipline system that fails to hold many guards accountable.
By
Alysia Santo
,
Joseph Neff
and
Tom Meagher
Just Say You’re Sorry
May 15
Listen as a Texas Ranger Uses Lies to Extract a Questionable Murder Confession
Hear how James Holland gradually convinces Larry Driskill to question his own memory — and narrate a murder he still insists he didn’t commit.
By
Maurice Chammah
Closing Argument
May 13
Title 42 is Over. What Comes Next for Asylum-Seekers?
The Biden administration’s new plan has led to confusion along the southern border.
By
Jamiles Lartey
Life Inside
May 12
My Brother Was Wrongfully Convicted for Murder. 20 Years Later, So Was My Son.
Although it was a coincidence, I knew it wasn’t a mistake. What Louisiana was doing to men like my brother Elvis and my son Cedric was intentional.
By
Earline Brooks Colbert
, as told to
Jamiles Lartey