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Incarcerated jury members interview Contessa Gayles, director of “Songs From the Hole,” and Mindy Goldberg, producer of “Daughters,” at the Sing Sing film festival.
News and Awards October 24, 2024
Documentary Film ‘Songs From the Hole’ Wins Incarcerated Jury Award at Sing Sing
The Marshall Project hosts the first-ever film festival at the historic New York prison.
By The Marshall Project
News and Awards March 31, 2020
“Tutwiler” Selected for Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
A new documentary from The Marshall Project and Frontline (PBS) offers a rare look at the lives of expectant mothers inside a notorious women’s prison.
By The Marshall Project
A still from the film “The Sam Project.”
News and Awards May 26, 2020
The Marshall Project and Sundance Institute Announce Short Film Grantees
Films offering new perspectives on criminal justice in the United States to be made through a new initiative from The Sundance Institute and The Marshall Project.
By The Marshall Project
News and Awards August 6, 2019
The Marshall Project and Sundance Institute Launch Short Film Initiative
Filmmakers, including those impacted by the criminal justice system, invited to apply.
By The Marshall Project
A film festival poster reads: "Sing Sing Film Fest," in large letters at the top. The background of the poster is red, and there is a black and white image of a hand holding up a film reel in the center.
News and Awards September 19, 2024
The Marshall Project to Host Inaugural Sing Sing Prison Film Festival
Incarcerated jury will choose best criminal justice documentary.
By The Marshall Project
ViewFinder July 10, 2017
Hot Chicken, Fair Chance
At an Ohio eatery, patrons get Nashville-style hot chicken and the formerly-incarcerated get a fair shot at employment.
A Film By Katie Galloway
A Black man wearing glasses, dark green prison pants and a tan sweater is holding a microphone as he asks a question to a woman in the foreground, who is sitting on a chair with her back turned to the camera. Alongside the man sit four other men in the same green prison pants and a variety of shirts. Members of the audience look on from their blue-colored seats.
Feature October 29, 2024
Incarcerated Men at Sing Sing’s First Film Festival Reflect on Movies, Justice, and Change
The diverse group of jurors shared how their favorite films have shaped their perspectives on community and life behind bars.
By and
Feature June 23, 2021
‘A Dog Can Be Trained To Be Anti-Black’
A new film highlights historical use of canines against Black people
By The Marshall Project
Clayton “Mr. C” Guyton holding a meeting in East Baltimore’s Rose Street community in a scene from Marilyn Ness’s documentary, “Charm City.”
The Frame April 25, 2018
Documenting the Hard Truths of Prison and Policing
At Tribeca Film Festival, new documentaries give voice to the incarcerated and communities struggling with crime.
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A magazine called News Inside set against a grainy tan backdrop. The cover says “Sing Sing Film Fest" and features a raised hand holding a film reel. Light refracted through prison bars shines onto the magazine.
News Inside December 11, 2024
Lights, Camera, Action
News Inside Issue 18 provides a glimpse into the first-ever Sing Sing Film Festival.
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Theothus Carter, left, and Jeffrey Wright star in Madeleine Sackler’s film, “O.G.”
Life Inside February 28, 2019
I'm in Prison—And on HBO
Theothus Carter reflects on starring in the film “O.G.”, alongside Jeffrey Wright, while serving time in prison.
By Theothus Carter as told to
Commentary January 14, 2019
What Becoming an American Means Now
The Marshall Project's new film series takes you inside the U.S. immigration system through personal, poignant testimonials.
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Khayr Muhammad leaps in the air with a cape in his right hand, streaming behind him.
The Frame January 14, 2022
“Wild: Bird of Paradise” Envisions a World Without Prisons or Police
The final installment of Jeremy McQueen’s dance film explores the challenges and fears of being a young Black man in New York City.
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Feature August 11, 2020
“Nowhere Else to Go”
A Marshall Project / FRONTLINE film that follows an undocumented family’s struggle to survive homelessness, immigrant detention and a rapidly spreading virus.
Directed by and Ben C. Solomon
Series September 11, 2019
We Are Witnesses
About 2.2 million people are behind bars in the United States, but the criminal justice system affects millions of others. In We Are Witnesses, our award-winning short film series, we hear their stories.
By The Marshall Project
An inmate is led to recreational cages in Kristi Jacobson’s “Solitary: Inside Red Onion State Prison.”
News February 2, 2017
Watch: A New Documentary’s Rare Access Inside Solitary
A filmmaker spends a year inside a Virginia supermax facility.
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News October 21, 2019
'Tutwiler' Reveals the Heartbreak of Pregnancy in Prison
A new documentary from The Marshall Project and Frontline (PBS) offers a rare look at the lives of expectant mothers inside a notorious women’s prison.
By and Elaine Mcmillion Sheldon
A White man with a goatee and tattoos, wearing a white tank top and silver chained necklace, signs to a medium-skinned man wearing a blue shirt, gray vest and white long-sleeved shirt.
Life Inside February 7
‘Friendly Signs’ Documentary Follows One Man’s Quest to Create Community for Deaf Prisoners
Director Rahsaan “New York” Thomas explores the impact of Tommy Wickerd’s sign language class at San Quentin and the challenges of prison filmmaking.
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Left: Mark Jones, serving life without parole in a Florida prison. Right: Incarcerated women at Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka, Alabama.
News and Awards August 18, 2023
The Marshall Project and FRONTLINE Present Documentary Special About U.S. Prisons
FRONTLINE will screen “Two Strikes” and “Tutwiler” on September 5.
By The Marshall Project
Left: Mark Jones, serving life without parole in a Florida prison. Right: Incarcerated women at Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka, Alabama.
Feature September 5, 2023
The Marshall Project and FRONTLINE Present ‘Two Strikes’ and ‘Tutwiler’
A special broadcast of two short documentaries gives a rare insight into life behind bars.
Two Strikes by Ursula Liang, Tessa Travis and
Tutwiler by Elaine McMillion Sheldon and
Rudy Valdez, the director of “The Sentence.”
Commentary October 11, 2018
The Terrible Cost of The Sentence
Powerful HBO documentary chronicles family trauma caused by mandatory minimums.
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Chris Renton, an outside volunteer, is surrounded with support from inmates and other visitors during a group therapy session at Folsom State Prison in California.
The Frame October 25, 2017
Intense and Raw, a Spotlight on Therapy at New Folsom Prison
In a new documentary, ‘The Work,’ inmates confront their fears in a quest for empathy.
By
Q&A February 23, 2016
One Man’s Haunting Look at PTSD and His Brother’s Execution
The Oscar-nominated short ‘Last Day of Freedom’ traces the troubled life of a black veteran.
By
Pregnant and post-partum mothers from the film ‘Tutwiler’ share photos of their children with each other at the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka, Alabama.
News and Awards May 19, 2021
The Marshall Project Wins Two Deadline Club Awards
Honored for our documentaries “Tutwiler” and “Anatomy of Hate.”
The Marshall Project
A still from The Marshall Project’s “We Are Witnesses: Becoming an American”.
News and Awards October 16, 2020
The Marshall Project Wins Three Edward R. Murrow Awards
Honored for overall excellence and two multimedia features.
By The Marshall Project
News May 15, 2015
The ‘Candy Bar Movie’
Why Michigan prisoners aren't taking a video about prison rape seriously.
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Actor Bradley Cooper as U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle in the biopic, “American Sniper.”
News February 25, 2015
American Sniper
A trial in Texas tests the limits of America’s sympathy for war-damaged vets.
By
News February 20, 2015
Oscar on Trial
How Academy Award-nominated films have handled, and mishandled, criminal justice.
By
A scene from "Flint Town," a documentary series by Zackary Canepari, Drea Cooper and Jessica Dimmock.
Commentary December 12, 2018
A Bounty of 2018 Podcasts and Films
We share some of our criminal justice favorites of the year.
By The Marshall Project
Michael B. Jordan as Bryan Stevenson in the film, “Just Mercy”.
Commentary December 18, 2019
Our 2019 Picks for Criminal Justice in Movies, TV and Podcasts
The Marshall Project staff shares some of our favorite things to watch and listen to.
By The Marshall Project
The Frame May 1, 2015
Prison Plantations
One man’s archive of a vanished culture.
By
Adam Driver as Flip Zimmerman and John David Washington as Ron Stallworth in Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKLansman”.
Commentary August 9, 2018
The Real BlacKkKlansman - And Other KKK Infiltrators
Spike Lee’s Hero is Not the First Black Person to Breach the Klan — Or the Most Effective.
By Vee Wright
News April 24, 2015
Why Cops Aren’t Ready for Their Close-Up
A police officer makes the case for keeping your distance.
By
ViewFinder September 17, 2017
Shawna: A Life on the Sex Offender Registry
A young mother struggles with life on the sex offender registry.
David Feige
Retired LAPD Sergeant Greg Meyer points a TASER X26 in “KILLING THEM SAFELY.”
Q&A November 23, 2015
The Filmmaker Who’s Taking on Taser
A new documentary criticizes TASER International and the studies behind their safety claims.
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A still from The Marshall Project’s “We Are Witnesses” project.
News and Awards June 19, 2018
The Marshall Project Wins an Edward R. Murrow Award
Honored with the national prize for “Overall Excellence.”
By The Marshall Project
Darrell, who was convicted of sexual assault of his stepdaughter, lived in a tent in Miami-Dade County.
News and Awards June 19, 2019
The Marshall Project Wins an Edward R. Murrow Award
Honored with the national prize for “Excellence in Video.”
By The Marshall Project
Feature February 18, 2020
Anatomy of Hate
It was a triple-murder fueled by rage—but was it a hate crime?
By
News and Awards February 25
Carroll Bogert Steps Down as President of The Marshall Project
Under her tenure, the organization saw robust growth, developed news products for incarcerated audiences, and expanded into three cities.
By The Marshall Project
Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez, a man with medium-toned skin, sits in a theater with red seats.
Life Inside February 28
‘Sing Sing’ Actor Jon-Adrian ‘JJ’ Velazquez Reflects on the Power of Prison Theater
JJ Velazquez served nearly 24 years for a murder he didn’t commit. A unique prison arts program transformed him into an actor and activist.
By Jon-Adrian Velazquez, as told to
Seattle police detective Kim Bogucki teaches female inmates at the Washington Corrections Center for Women in 2015.
Q&A June 1, 2016
How a Police Detective Helps Inmates Prepare to Live on the Outside
A new documentary spotlights a program that reclaims lives through writing.
By
The Frame October 7, 2021
When Mom Is In Prison — And When She Comes Home
“Oh, Mother of Mine,” a short documentary and photography project by Anna Rawls, explores the generational impact of incarcerating mothers.
By Anna Rawls
Shoshana Walter
News and Awards August 28, 2023
Shoshana Walter Joins The Marshall Project as Staff Writer
Walter comes to The Marshall Project with an impressive record of investigative and immersive journalism in print, radio and digital formats.
By The Marshall Project
From left, headshots of Paul D'Ambrosio, a White man with glasses; Daja E. Henry, a Black woman; and Caleb Bedillion, a White man with a beard.
Jackson September 28, 2023
The Marshall Project Announces Mississippi Local News Team
Two journalists will produce enterprise and investigative journalism for audiences across Mississippi, including those affected by its criminal justice system.
By The Marshall Project
“Flint Town” is an eight-part documentary series on the Flint police department, directed by Zackary Canepari, Jessica Dimmock and Drea Cooper.
The Frame March 5, 2018
Policing a City in Crisis
In ‘Flint Town’, a new documentary series on Netflix, cops wrestle with broken bonds with their community.
By
News and Awards May 28, 2020
The Marshall Project Wins Two National Magazine Awards
Honored for “Best Website” and “Digital Innovation”.
By The Marshall Project
News and Awards May 6, 2024
The Marshall Project Wins the Dart Award for “The Mercy Workers”
Our feature on mitigation specialists who help save people from the death penalty was recognized for making “significant contributions to public understanding of trauma-related issues.”
By The Marshall Project
Life Inside May 11, 2017
Marathon Man
A lifer takes up running to “earn back” his life.
By Jonathan Chiu
The Frame September 20, 2019
Where Art and Rural Incarceration Meet
Artist Jesse Krimes’s latest work uses a corn maze and quilts to address increasing incarceration rates in small-town America.
By
Pregnant and post-partum mothers from the film ‘Tutwiler’ share photos of their children with each other at the Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women in Wetumpka, Alabama.
Feature May 6, 2020
The Separation
Introducing “Tutwiler,” a new Marshall Project/Frontline documentary about women in an Alabama prison who support each other through pregnancy, labor and saying goodbye to their newborns.
Directed by Elaine Mcmillion Sheldon. Produced and Reported by .
News April 8, 2015
For the Record
If police had recorded his interrogation, would Max Soffar be on death row?
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FBI agents investigate a shooting in front of the Empire State Building August 24, 2012 on Fifth Avenue in New York. A gunman and one other person were killed and numerous others wounded Friday during a mass shooting at rush hour outside New York’s Empire State Building, police said. Streets around one of the Big Apple’s biggest attractions were closed as police flooded the area. A disgruntled former employee at a women’s apparel shop shot a former co-worker outside the Empire State Building before being killed by police, officials said Friday in the first detailed account of the mayhem. In total, two people were killed and nine wounded, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told a news conference. The shooter was identified as Jeffrey Johnson, 53, and his victim was aged 41, Kelly said. AFP PHOTO/STAN HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/GettyImages)
News March 12, 2015
Why Is the FBI so White?
The nation diversifies. The bureau, not so much.
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Q&A March 2, 2016
The Rev. Jesse Jackson Remembers Rodney King and the L.A. Riots
‘Rodney King is in the lineage of Emmett Till, Medgar Evers, Trayvon Martin — that lineage of violation.’
By
The Frame May 16, 2016
A Peek at the Golden Age of Prison Radio
A new book explores a time when Texas prisons promoted rehabilitation through a wildly successful radio show.
By
Newark police officer Edwin Padilla completed the city’s trauma training last November.
News May 1, 2018
The City Trying ‘Trauma Training’ for Citizens — and Cops
Newark tries to restore trust with a novel program.
By
Life Inside April 27, 2022
My Son Alex Was Murdered at 21. Grief for Me Has Been Hurt, Anger and Bitterness
I’d put up reward posters, hoping somebody would say they knew what happened. Someone knew something, but they just wouldn’t give me any answers.
Christina Cherry, as told to
Life Inside April 28, 2022
People Often Say My Son ‘Passed Away.’ Darien Was Murdered.
If I see a car that looks like Darien’s or the sunlight hits just right, all of the sadness comes flooding back.
By Patricia Griffin, as told by
Life Inside April 29, 2022
My Son Nacear Was Killed on Memorial Day. It Took Me Two Years to Cry.
I was taking care of his kids, going to work, and helping my other children process their brother’s murder. I couldn’t have accomplished what I needed to if I had cried sooner.
Johndell Gredic, as told to
The Marshall Project’s nominations for the 2020 Online Journalism Awards include “Digital Video Storytelling” for “Tutwiler,” our short documentary produced in partnership with FRONTLINE.
News and Awards September 3, 2020
The Marshall Project Named Finalist for 10 Online Journalism Awards
Nominated for “General Excellence” and so much more.
By The Marshall Project
The Frame November 25, 2019
How This Prison Collaborated on a Larger-Than-Life Work of Art
French artist JR worked with California prisoners to create his latest installation.
By
Looking Back February 24, 2016
Who Told the Truth?
A hearing in San Antonio will revive the ghosts of the satanic abuse trials and questions about the testimony of child victims.
By
Jason Rochester talks to his wife and son over Facetime. Lynsey Weatherspoon for The Marshall Project
News June 29, 2021
They Were Deported By Trump. Now Biden Wants to Bring Them Back.
The Biden administration will review thousands of deportations, permitting some immigrants back into the U.S.
By
A man held a flag with a thin blue line at a vigil for five police officers killed in Dallas in 2016.
News June 8, 2020
The Short, Fraught History of the ‘Thin Blue Line’ American Flag
The controversial version of the U.S. flag has been hailed as a sign of police solidarity and criticized as a symbol of white supremacy.
By and
The Phantom 1 drone, popular with hobbyists.
News January 15, 2015
Look! Up In the Sky! It’s ... Illegal!
The FAA recruits local cops to police drones.
By
A recovering heroin addict shows his prescription of Suboxone, a maintenance treatment for opioid dependence, in Burlington, Vt. in 2014.
News July 13, 2015
For the First Time, Vermont Will Search Prison Staffers
The drug use that plagues the state now haunts its cellblocks.
By
Life Inside June 23, 2016
I Made a Rap Video in Prison
And it got a million clicks.
By Desmond Metcalf as told to
Mark is participating in the Rhode Island Department of Corrections medication-assisted treatment program. He lost his leg as a result of a drug overdose.
News March 1, 2017
A Better Way to Treat Addiction in Jail
Medications are effective, but jails are still slow to provide them.
By
A man walks past a corner where a victim of a shooting was discovered in Baltimore in 2015.
News July 27, 2017
Can Sex Sell Peace?
An adman thinks it can help.
By
Life Inside April 19, 2018
Prison Is Already Scary. It’s Even Worse During a Blackout
As darkness fell, nerves got rattled and rumors spread.
By Derek R. Trumbo, Sr.
Teofilo Chavez, an undocumented minor from Honduras.
Commentary January 15, 2019
Why We Bear Witness: Speaking Uncomfortable Truths About Immigration
We Are Witnesses: Becoming an American sparks a difficult but honest conversation about the U.S. immigration system.
By Jose Antonio Vargas
A elderly Palestinian man, wearing a black puffer jacket, hugs another Palestinian man.
Closing Argument October 21, 2023
Hate Crimes Rose in 2022 — and Concerns Remain High
The latest FBI data comes as Jewish and Muslim groups fear a rise in attacks.
By and
Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight, a woman with dark brown skin and wearing a black blazer and shirt, stands in front of a gray studio background. She holds an image of her son Khaaliq Jabbar Johnson, who is wearing a graduation cap and gown.
Life Inside April 26, 2022
My Son Khaaliq Was Killed Over a Parking Space. Now I Help Other Mothers Grieve.
After a neighbor fatally shot her son in 2001, Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight started the anti-violence group Mothers in Charge. “I thought maybe two people would show up; the room was jam packed.”
Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight, as told to
The Marshall Project: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report | 2019
News and Awards January 6, 2020
The Marshall Project: Diversity and Inclusion, 2019
Our third annual diversity report notes significant developments in 2019 and lays out our goals for the year ahead.
By The Marshall Project
Life Inside May 9, 2019
Why Mothers Are the Unsung Heroes of Prison
“I’ve seen disasters averted because an inmate said these simple words: 'What would your mother think?'”
By
Illustration of a white paper airplane flying in the sky with a faint city skyline with a blue and purple gradient in the background.
Cleveland Newsletter October 24, 2024
For Many in Ohio Prisons and Jails, Trump Gets Their Votes
Marshall Project survey of incarcerated people focuses on the ‘prosecutor vs. felon’ presidential race.
By The Marshall Project - Cleveland
President Donald Trump, a White man wearing a dark suit and red striped tie, and his attorney Todd Blanche, a man with light-toned skin wearing a dark suit with a dark tie, appear on a monitor in a courtroom.
Analysis January 10
‘Was This Fair?’ People Behind Bars React to Trump’s Sentencing
The president-elect avoided punishment for his 34 felony convictions, highlighting how the legal system often treats the wealthy and powerful.
By The Marshall Project
News September 14, 2015
The Problem With Hiring Liars to Catch Crooks
Can you really trust an informant who’s been arrested in 43 states?
By
Justice Talk March 24, 2016
The Best Reporting on Solitary Confinement
Brush up for our March 30th chat on solitary confinement by reading some of the most crucial journalism on the issue.
By and
Jon Eldan, right, with After Innocence clients Willie Green, left, and Danny Brown, in June 2016.
News June 22, 2016
How a Lawyer Gave Up Corporate Work to Help Exonerees Re-enter Society
When being innocent isn’t enough, you need Jon Eldan.
By
Q&A January 7, 2019
The Case Against Cannabis
A journalist’s pursuit of the truth about marijuana, mental illness and violence.
By The Marshall Project
Life Inside January 28, 2021
I Did 340 Pushups a Day to Prepare for the TV Version of Prison. Then I Got There.
After a steady diet of shows like “Oz,” I was convinced that prison would be a paradise for monsters. Turns out, the abuse I experienced came directly from the system.
By Benjamin Boyce
Three Black men sit in a chapel, next to a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The man sitting in the middle wears glasses and a lime green polo over his dark green prison uniform. The two men sitting on either side of him hold a trombone and a saxophone, wearing jackets and slacks.
Closing Argument June 10, 2023
A Battle Over First Amendment Rights in Prisons
New York state tried to limit writings and artistic works from prisoners — illustrating a growing issue across the country.
By and
A group of people walk through a dark hallway with prison cells on either side.
Feature June 9, 2022
Rethinking Prison Tourism
Many former prison sites draw on the spooky and salacious to entertain visitors. But some are having second thoughts.
By Hope Corrigan
Leroy Gardenhire uses a virtual reality headset at the Fremont Correctional Facility in Cañon City, Colo., to simulate doing laundry at a laundromat.
News July 17, 2018
A View of Tomorrow
With virtual reality, juvenile lifers practice for a world they may experience.
By
A Special Housing Unit at Onondaga County Justice Center in Syracuse, N.Y.
News March 28, 2018
Rikers Doesn't Put Teens in Solitary. Other New York Jails Do.
Even after the high-profile death of Kalief Browder, jails in the rest of the state routinely isolate juveniles.
By
Life Inside October 10, 2019
Finding Peace—and Briefly, Freedom—at My Grandfather’s Funeral
“Saying goodbye with the people who loved him—and me—I remember that I am not the tomb that imprisons me.”
By
A photo collage of an illustrated black dog against a green backdrop is at the top left, an illustration of a yellow silhouette of a person walking on barbed wire with the word "violation" below the figure is at the top center, a photo of a magazine cover with a prison facility on the cover is on the top right. Beneath the top row, a photo of a mom and her three children playing in their living room appears on the left, and six different people's faces are in a collage on the right. A collage with the words "Inside Story" is on the bottom right, and a collage of cut out words such as "Criminal" "Con" "Felon" "Convict" "Offender" is on the bottom left.
Analysis November 15, 2024
10 Stories That Defined The Marshall Project’s First 10 Years
For a decade, our journalism has driven change and delivered information to millions, including people behind bars. We’re just getting started.
By The Marshall Project
Commentary September 9, 2016
Revisiting the Ghosts of Attica
A wrenching new book recounts the bloodiest prison battle in our history.
By
A collage of, clockwise from top left: a photo of a woman with two children in their home; drawings of the faces of judicial candidates in circles with the text “Judicial Election Guide” in the center; an illustration of a surveillance device with a projection of a car coming out of a camera; drawings of four trans people, and above them an audio waveform; a collage of pictures, a gun, a police baton and helmet for The Marshall Project's story on the Black Shield organization; and a drawing of a school chair, with the words “The Hardest Case for Mercy” around it.
Analysis December 16, 2024
Some of Our Best Work for 2024
Online, in print, and on radio and TV, we delved into prison health care, political views of people behind bars, arrests of women who miscarry and more.
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The “Cops” logo
Feature January 22, 2018
Bad Boys
How “Cops” became the most polarizing reality TV show in America.
By Tim Stelloh
Commentary December 22, 2016
Our Favorite Criminal Justice Reporting in 2016
Some of the best work from across the country.
The Marshall Project
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Q&A February 1, 2017
Titus Kaphar on Art, Race and Justice
“A painting may inspire, but it’s people who make change.”
By
Administrative U.S. Penitentiary Thomson in Thomson, Ill., is one of 122 correctional facilities run by the Bureau of Prisons.
News August 23, 2017
Can a General Conquer the Federal Prison System?
Mark Inch is about to find out.
By
News December 12, 2022
Federal Prisons Were Told to Provide Addiction Medications. Instead, They Punish People Who Use Them.
Congress directed the Bureau of Prisons to make Suboxone and other medications widely available, but only a small fraction of those who need the help have received it.
By and
An illustration shows a yellow spotlight on a man in a green prison suit, standing in front of a book case.
Life Inside November 3, 2023
Prison Is a Dangerous Place for LGBTQ+ People. I Made a Safe Space in the Library.
As a queer teen, Michael Shane Hale found belonging in books. Here’s how he built a place where everyone can read in peace in prison.
By Michael Shane Hale
An illustration shows a correctional officer in uniform standing among four cardboard cutouts of correctional officers. A sketch of a prison is visible in the background.
Feature December 9, 2020
No-Show Prison Workers Cost Mississippi Taxpayers Millions
Prisoners, guards face danger from chronic understaffing by MTC
By and
From left, Oklahoma state Rep. Kevin McDugle, Texas state Rep. Jeff Leach and South Dakota state Sen. Arthur Rusch have filed bills to reform the death penalty in their states.
Death Sentences April 15, 2021
Can The Death Penalty Be Fixed? These Republicans Think So
A growing number of conservative lawmakers want to overhaul capital punishment, or end it.
By and
An illustration shows a man with medium-toned skin and dark curly hair on the left in the foreground, looking concerned, and a man on the right with light-toned skin and long brown hair with his hand gesturing towards his head. In the background, the two men in prison uniforms sit at a table. Barbed-wire fencing is woven through the illustration.
Life Inside July 8, 2022
‘You Shouldn’t Have Used the D-Word’
Saying “I’m depressed” to jail staff landed Nicholas Brooks in solitary. But with his peers, he has found a way to speak freely.
By Nicholas Brooks
Life Inside November 30, 2017
Two Wrongful Convictions. One Happy Marriage.
“It felt like the universe put us together.”
By
Former President Donald Trump, wearing a yellow tie with a dark-red graphical pattern, sits at a courtroom table, his hands folded, looking into the camera, while his defense attorney sits alongside him and a court officer stands watch behind them.
Feature June 4, 2024
A Jury of Trump’s Peers Weighs In
We asked 12 people with criminal convictions what they think of the verdict in Trump’s hush money trial.
By The Marshall Project
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