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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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In the Shadow of an Immigrant Detention Center, a Small House Offers Refuge

Amid rising ICE arrests, volunteers provide aid — a meal, a bed, gas money — to anyone visiting someone detained in remote rural Georgia.

Feature • 12.05.2025

These Families Wanted to Lay Their Loved Ones to Rest. They Had to Bring Them Home From Prison First.

Policies that dictate what happens after a death behind bars often add new layers of pain — and financial and logistical challenges — for those left behind.

Feature • 10.29.2025

Who Answers for a Death in Custody?

A Houston mother is one of many nationwide left with grief and unanswered questions when a loved one dies behind bars.

Feature • 08.06.2025

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