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Grievances in Federal Prison Rarely Succeed. Here’s How Prisoners Would Change That.

The Marshall Project surveyed people in federal facilities for advice about the complaint process — and how to fix it.

Feature • 07.14.2026

The First Trans Prisoner Who Took Her Case All the Way to the Supreme Court

From her prison cell, Dee Farmer drafted the lawsuit that became one of the most cited cases of all time, Farmer v. Brennan.

Looking Back • 07.17.2025

I Taught Myself How to Read in Prison. Then I Sued the System and Won

“Just like the rest of life, everything about the court system is a puzzle I’ve had to piece together.”

Life Inside • 05.24.2019

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