Prison Guard(s) | The Marshall Project

Search About Newsletters Donate

What are records? Since 2014, The Marshall Project has been curating some of the best criminal justice reporting from around the web. In these records you will find the most recent and the most authoritative articles on the topics, people and events that are shaping the criminal justice conversation. The Marshall Project does not endorse the viewpoints or vouch for the accuracy of reports other than its own.

← Popular Records

Are we missing a record? Tell us.

Marshall Project Originals

In Federal Prisons, Some Guards Use Fear and Violence to Stifle Complaints

Prisoners in federal facilities must file most grievances with the guards — a system they say exposes them to retaliation, including physical abuse.

Feature • 07.13.2026

It’s Dangerous to Feel This Desperate: How to Ease the Chaos in New York’s Prisons

When the governor doesn’t commute sentences, and the legislature won’t act, the carrot-and-stick system of rehabilitation disintegrates.

Analysis • 03.03.2026

Beating by Guards, Not a Heart Attack, Killed Man in Mississippi Prison, Report Shows

FBI is now investigating after a report showed that Mississippi guards beat an incarcerated person to death.

Jackson • 02.24.2026

↓ Show More

Around the web