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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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The Inspiring Life and Career of Devah Pager

An appreciation of the Harvard sociologist who meticulously documented racial discrimination in the criminal justice system.

Commentary • 11.13.2018

It’s Been 40 Years Since the Supreme Court Tried to Fix the Death Penalty — Here’s How It Failed

A close look at the grand compromise of 1976.

Commentary • 03.30.2016

The Tricky Business of Measuring Crime and Punishment

Pew researchers release a new prison scorecard, but it ain’t perfect.

Justice Lab • 03.23.2016

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