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How We Cleaned Up and Clarified Federal Data on Deaths in Custody

Data collected under the Death in Custody Reporting Act has some serious problems. Here’s how we fixed some of them.

Methodology • 12.23.2025

Computer Book Bans and Other Insights From a Year Investigating Prison Censorship

Incomplete data. Inconsistent policies. How banned books in prison can strip away an incarcerated person’s vision of the outside world.

Analysis • 12.08.2023

Cuyahoga County Judges Vowed to Reform the Bail System. Here’s What Happened.

Court officials informally changed their bail-setting practices for felony cases. Now, fewer people have to pay to get out of jail, a Marshall Project analysis shows.

Testify • 09.11.2023

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