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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.

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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.

Analysis • 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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