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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 I Convinced My Incarcerated Peers to Make Language a Priority

Rahsaan Thomas, an imprisoned journalist, has long fought to change the way outside media describe people in prison. One of his toughest crowds? His fellow reporters.

The Language Project • 04.13.2021

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Rethinking the words journalists use to talk about people who are currently or previously incarcerated.

The Language Project • 04.12.2021

What Words We Use — and Avoid — When Covering People and Incarceration

Journalism is a discipline of clarity. That’s why we’ve solidified our policy about how we talk about people who are currently in or have previously been in prison and jail.

The Language Project • 04.12.2021

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