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No Camera, No Case? A New York Trial Shows It’s Hard to Prove Prison Abuse Without Video

Michael McCallion waited years to confront in court the officers he said attacked him in prison. The guards denied the assault ever happened.

News • 06.02.2025

When Prison Nurses Must Choose Between Loyalty to Abusive Guards and Devotion to Patients

In dozens of cases, medical personnel in New York prisons were accused of covering up beatings — some under pressure — and rarely faced punishment.

Feature • 05.01.2025

In Some New York Prisons, Infirmaries Are Dens of Hidden Violence

After guards beat Robert Brooks to death in December, The Marshall Project found dozens more allegations of abuse in medical rooms lacking cameras.

Feature • 04.30.2025

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