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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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How the U.S. Turned Away From the Death Penalty and Toward ‘Death by Incarceration’

The number of people imprisoned for life continues to climb, even as the overall prison population declines.

Closing Argument • 02.01.2025

Watch the Trailer for ‘Two Strikes’ and ‘Tutwiler’

The Marshall Project and Frontline’s short prison documentaries will air on PBS and can be streamed online.

News and Awards • 08.29.2023

‘Mass Supervision’: Out of Prison, But Not the System

Part Five of the “Violation” podcast follows Jacob Wideman on home arrest and examines conditions faced by millions on parole or probation in the U.S.

Violation • 04.19.2023

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