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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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Police Used Mac Dre’s Music Against Him. In Jail, He Used the Phone to Get Revenge.

In his signature trickster style, the Vallejo, California, rapper recorded an album on jail phones — and even called out cops by name.

Redemption Songs • 04.05.2026

We Spent a Year Covering Deaths Behind Bars. Here’s What We Learned.

Every year, thousands of people die in prisons, jails and law enforcement custody.

Analysis • 12.17.2025

The St. Louis Jails Are Running Out of Officers

Too many detainees and too few staff have pushed the City Justice Center and County Jail to a breaking point.

St. Louis • 12.17.2025

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