Prisons | The Marshall Project

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.

← Popular Records

Are we missing a record? Tell us.

Marshall Project Originals

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

Prisoners Won The Right To Stimulus Checks. Some Prisons Are Standing In The Way.

A federal judge ruled prisoners can get the $1,200 checks many Americans received in the spring. Some prison systems are putting up roadblocks, lawyers and prisoners say.

News • 10.21.2020

↓ Show More

Around the web

Recently Added

Popular