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Prisons Have a Health Care Issue — And It Starts at the Top, Critics Say

When coronavirus hit federal prisons, the top officials had no health care experience.

• 07.01.2021

A Bestselling Author Became Obsessed With Freeing a Man From Prison. It Nearly Ruined Her Life.

After the success of her novel Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen spent years trying to prove a man's innocence. Now she’s “absolutely broke” and “seriously ill,” and her next book is “years past deadline.”

Feature • 03.24.2021

We Asked People Behind Bars How They Feel About Getting Vaccinated

A Marshall Project survey of the incarcerated showed widespread interest in the coronavirus vaccine as well as pervasive distrust of the prison medical system.

One Year Later: The Pandemic Behind Bars • 03.01.2021

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