Recent stories from The Marshall Project.
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October 31
Cities say the feds won’t follow their rules about using force, body cams.
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October 24
The state’s attorney promised to transform the office. Data shows she’s dismissed thousands of felonies that would have been pursued in the past.
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September 12
An immersive short-video series presenting intimate portraits of Chicagoans who have been touched by the criminal justice system.
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August 1
A Texas con artist made millions promising prisoners' families the thing they wanted most: To bring their children home.
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June 26
What happened in Mississippi when no one wanted dangerous, low-paying guard jobs.
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June 11
Courts often order children who break the law to pay thousands of dollars in restitution to victims—even when the victim is an insurance company.
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March 29
How the dangerous prisoner transport business has dodged responsibility for “gross negligence.”
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March 22
Can New York City build its way out of mass incarceration?
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February 14
Tattoos, beards and past drug use are okay. What next?