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Don’t ‘Punish Them More.’ Effort Grows to Ease Job Barriers After Prison Release
Just Say You’re Sorry
When a Conviction is Challenged, What Do We Owe the Victim’s Family?
Closing Argument
Three Years After George Floyd’s Murder, Police Reforms Are Slow-Paced
Phil Trexler
News and Awards June 5
Phil Trexler Joins The Marshall Project as New Cleveland Editor-in-Chief
Trexler comes to The Marshall Project - Cleveland with broadcast, digital and print journalism experience.
By The Marshall Project
A black and gold plaque reads: “Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze”.
Cleveland June 1
A Judge, a Kiss, and $450,000-plus in Court Work
An Ohio divorce court judge is barred from a case, pending a conflict hearing.
By Mark Puente
Cambridge, Massachusetts - January 31, 2023: Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer in his office at the Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Credit: Tony Luong for The Marshall Project
Q&A May 31
Stephen Breyer Wants the Supreme Court to Avoid ‘Self-inflicted’ Wounds
The retired justice spoke with The Marshall Project on abortion, the death penalty and the court’s reputation.
By Beth Schwartzapfel
Just Say You’re Sorry May 29
As a Texas Ranger Gains National Fame, His Interrogations Draw Skepticism
James Holland’s star rises after he coaxes killer Samuel Little to confess to 90 murders. But his work in Larry Driskill’s case comes into question.
By Maurice Chammah
A person with light skin tone, wearing a white uniform with a Chicago flag on their shoulder, looks at gunshot detection programs on two computer screens.
Closing Argument May 27
How Tech Like ShotSpotter Thrives Despite Public Pushback
Police around the country have invested in the gunshot-detection system using Covid relief dollars.
By Geoff Hing
An illustration shows a picture on a refrigerator door of two Black people dressed up like Michael Jackson, wearing white shirts and black pants. The two of them are sitting on a bench. Other images and magnets of New York and Michael Jackson surround the picture.
Life Inside May 26
My Friend Jordan Neely Was Homeless and in Mental Distress. But He Was Not Expendable.
Jordan Neely was choked to death on a New York City subway car. Mentor and fellow Michael Jackson enthusiast Moses Harper recalls who he was in life.
By Moses Harper, as told to Nicole Lewis
News and Awards May 23
The Marshall Project Honored in 16 Categories by the Society for News Design
Nonprofit newsroom covering criminal justice earns top distinctions, ranging from social media design to infographics to data visualization.
By The Marshall Project
An illustration shows three correctional officers in the foreground, in shades of dark gray. In the background, there are three correctional officers in light gray. Two of the officers are holding up the arms of an incarcerated person in an orange uniform, while one officer covers the incarcerated person's mouth.
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
An illustration shows a line of correctional officers with their arms linked, in shades of gray, There's an opening in the line, which shows a correctional officer being protected and escorted away by two other officers, in shades of blue and purple.
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
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
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