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Kim Foxx, who successfully ran for Cook County State’s Attorney, talked with customers at Manny’s Cafeteria in Chicago in November 2016.
Commentary May 2, 2017
The Limits of Prosecutorial Power
There are criminal justice actors more powerful than prosecutors.
Jeffrey Bellin
A woman with medium-toned skin and dark hair holds a painting of her son, Ronald Green, a Black man wearing a blue baseball cap.
Closing Argument November 19, 2022
Policing the Police: A Week of Racism, Abuse and Misconduct
Federal civil rights investigations can examine an entire agency — but they are not the only way to check for police misconduct.
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Analysis February 22, 2021
Police Misconduct Costs Cities Millions Every Year. But That’s Where The Accountability Ends.
If not for inconsistent and shoddy record-keeping, we might know if settlements make a difference in police misconduct.
By Amelia Thomson-Devaux, Laura Bronner and
Jabbar Collins, who spent 16 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, reached a $10 million settlement with New York City.
Commentary March 13, 2018
Let’s Put an End to Prosecutorial Immunity
“The time has come to create some level of accountability for prosecutors.”
Frederic Block
A blue, black and white collage shows images of police officers, silhouettes, two hands handcuffed, a logo of the Missouri Department of Public Safety, a map, a brick wall and clippings of a court case.
St. Louis September 18
How Missouri Has Let Police Officers Stay Licensed After Serious Misconduct
Missouri’s system often takes years to resolve a misconduct allegation, in some cases allowing officers to move on to a new department.
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Former Navarro County prosecutor, John H. Jackson, gets in his car on July 23, 2014 in Corsicana, Texas.
News March 18, 2015
Willingham Prosecutor Accused of Misconduct
State bar files charges more than 10 years after execution.
By Maurice Possley
Traffic lights highlight the silhouette of a police officer as they wave their arm.
Closing Argument August 3, 2024
They Exposed Police Misconduct. Now They’re Paying a Steep Price.
Whistleblower laws have advanced in public and private sectors, but protections for police who report illegal or unethical behavior lag far behind.
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A closeup of Black hands holding a sign with a picture of Tyre Nichols, a Black man, with words underneath that read "Tyre Nichols, Rest in Power."
Closing Argument February 4, 2023
Biden Promised a Police Misconduct Database. He’s Yet to Deliver.
In the aftermath of Tyre Nichols’ killing, some are questioning the administration’s urgency on police reform.
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A man looks down with his arms behind his back, as he is being handcuffed by a police officer at the top of a jet bridge walkway. An officer to the right reads from a piece of paper.
Closing Argument December 3, 2022
Battles Brew Over the Power to Choose Who to Prosecute
The long-standing principle of prosecutorial discretion is under fire — another symptom of our nation’s fractured politics.
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A White, blonde woman stands in a black robe behind a judge’s podium.
Cleveland September 27, 2024
Judge Celebrezze Faces Misconduct Claims Over Appointing Lucrative Divorce Cases to Friend
Ohio Disciplinary Counsel alleges Cuyahoga County judge made false statement, had ties to court-appointed receiver paid over $500,000 in fees.
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Michael Bell Sr., a White man, looks at a high school photo of his son, Michael Bell Jr., a White man, while sitting at a table. Four other photos of Michael are visible beneath the high school photo of Michael Bell Jr.
Feature September 25, 2024
A Wisconsin Board Says the Real Victim of Police Misconduct Is … the Government
Michael Bell says Kenosha police killed his son and covered up the truth. A victims rights board had a different takeaway.
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Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, right, during a news conference in June amid a sex scandal involving several city police officers.
Commentary August 16, 2016
What the DOJ’s Report on Baltimore Teaches Us About Cops, Sex Workers, and Corruption
A look inside a culture of pervasive misconduct.
By Ethan Brown
A black and gold plaque reads: “Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze.”
Cleveland Newsletter August 7
Cuyahoga Judge Leslie Celebrezze Faces Suspension
Celebrezze, accused of misconduct, should be suspended, panel recommends.
By The Marshall Project - Cleveland
Former Navarro County prosecutor, John H. Jackson, gets in his car on July 23, 2014 in Corsicana, Texas.
News August 18, 2015
A Second Jailhouse Snitch Claims a Secret Deal With Texas Prosecutor
Another death penalty case, another accusation of misconduct.
By Maurice Possley and
Malik Shabazz, a Black man in a gray suit, speaks to reporters, as Michael Corey Jenkins, a Black man in a gray suit, stands next to him. A group of other people stand near them, in front of microphones held up by reporters.
Closing Argument March 1
Law And Disorder: Police Oversight and Training Confront A Changing landscape
The future of police accountability remains uncertain as misconduct persists and focus shifts from reforms.
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Former Navarro County prosecutor, John H. Jackson, gets in his car on July 23, 2014 in Corsicana, Texas.
News May 11, 2017
Jury Clears the Prosecutor Who Sent Cameron Todd Willingham to Death Row
John Jackson did not commit misconduct in 1992 case, a jury finds.
By Maurice Possley
Black-and-white sheriff and police cars are parked in front of a building with a few lights on outside. It is dusk, and the sky is cobalt blue, and the silhouettes of trees are visible behind the building.
Feature September 3
In Police Youth Program, Abuse Often Starts When Officers Are Alone With Teens in Cars
A quarter of sexual misconduct allegations in law enforcement Explorers programs involve officers grooming or abusing young people during ride-alongs.
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Washington, in 2006.
News September 24, 2020
How Losing RBG Could Shape Criminal Justice For Years to Come
Juvenile lifers, victims of police misconduct and immigrants convicted of minor crimes are among those with a lot at stake before the changing court.
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A photo collage in black and white and blue tones shows, from left, an excerpt of a transcript that reads: “I hereby submit the following report into the matter of Sandra Birchmore, and into the possible violations…procedure, rules and regulations of the Stoughton Pol…”; a sign reading “Stoughton”, the silhouette of a police officer; the words “Sandra Birchmore”; an excerpt of a transcript that reads “The relationship continue…many years and included…and communications while…was on duty for the Stoug…Police Department.”; and a photo of Sandra Birchmore.
Feature May 1, 2024
In This Police Youth Program, a Trail of Sexual Abuse Across the U.S.
Explorer posts, overseen by the Boy Scouts, are supposed to foster an interest in policing. They have faced nearly 200 allegations of misconduct.
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A campus police vehicle in front of Clark Hall at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., in 2016.
Commentary November 15, 2017
A ‘Routine’ Stop Almost Ended My Career Before It Started
Sometimes there’s danger in speaking out against perceived police misconduct.
Johnathan S. Perkins
News June 9, 2016
The Scandal-Singed DAs Who Want to Be Judges
For decades, California prosecutors covered up unethical deals with jailhouse informers.
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Commentary June 9, 2016
Poster Child
How Terrance Williams became the face of the death penalty debate in Pennsylvania.
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Commentary January 27, 2015
A New York Lesson for Chicago (and Elsewhere)
Paying the wrongfully imprisoned, quickly, is both moral and economical.
By Alexa Van Brunt
News June 25, 2015
Ohio Gets a Third Chance to Kill Michael Keenan
A case so messy one judge says it’s an argument for abolishing the death penalty.
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CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 11: Demonstrators march around City Hall calling on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to resign on December 11, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. A recently released video of the shooting of Laquan McDonald by Chicago Police officer Jason Van Dyke has sparked protests and calls for Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez to resign for allegedly trying to cover up the circumstances surrounding the shooting. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
News March 16, 2016
Should Hard-line Prosecutors Be Nervous?
After voters oust two prosecutors for failing to hold police accountable, maybe.
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Steven Lopez, a 48-year-old man with medium-dark toned skin and wearing a suit, looks teary-eyed as he listens during a court hearing.
Closing Argument July 30, 2022
“It’s Crushing”: The Lasting Trauma of the Exonerated
Proving your innocence is only part of the battle to put your life back together.
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Marilyn Mosby announcing criminal charges against officers in the Freddie Gray case in May 2015.
News March 20, 2017
Cops Win Another Round Pursuing the Prosecutor Who Pursued Them
A judge rules against Marilyn Mosby in the Freddie Gray case.
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Commentary December 21, 2015
Next Year in Criminal Justice
Three themes that will trend, three that won’t
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Defense attorney and state assemblyman Ozzie Fumo spoke at a hearing in Clark County District Court in 2013 in Las Vegas, Nev.
Analysis November 6, 2020
“Law and Order” Still Reigns in State Supreme Court Elections
A Nevada state supreme court candidate was one of very few nationwide to run on a message of reform. Most campaigns leaned on “tough on crime” strategy yet again.
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A Black female attorney wearing a red coat, hat and gloves, speaks into a mic during a protest.
Closing Argument August 19, 2023
Battles Over ‘Progressive’ Prosecutors’ Decisions Heating Up
Conservatives target local elected officials in fights over marijuana, abortion and sentencing
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event at George Mason University in Manassas, Virginia on Jan. 23, 2024.
Closing Argument July 27, 2024
What These Decisions Tell Us About Kamala Harris’ Approach to Criminal Justice
From the death penalty to school truancy and diversion programs, here are some key steps Harris took as a district attorney and attorney general.
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Commentary February 19, 2015
What Are 30 Years Worth?
In the case of this wrongfully convicted man, Louisiana says $0.00.
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Lamont McKoy at Central Prison in 2008.
Analysis October 20, 2015
Why is a Man Serving Life for a Murder that Feds Say Someone Else Committed?
The unusual case of Lamont McKoy.
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Case in Point October 30, 2017
Getting Away with Perjury
If a witness lies, whose job is it to say so?
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Johnny Lee Gates in the 1970s.
Case in Point May 6, 2018
A Murder Case Unravels
Prosecutors stacked the deck. Forty-one years later, that may be enough to free Johnny Gates.
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Protests and vigils were held nationwide in 2020 for Elijah McClain, who died after paramedics injected him with the sedative ketamine during an encounter with police.
Feature September 22, 2021
Doing No Harm
Criminal charges against paramedics in Elijah McClain’s death raise questions about when emergency medical responders should be held accountable for fatalities in police custody.
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A photo shows an overview of the Mississippi Supreme Court floor. Eight justices sit in large leather chairs at a curved table, while a White man in a suit speaks from a podium near a round rug with the State Seal of Mississippi. People sitting at tables and benches opposite the justices are listening to the speaker.
Jackson November 20, 2024
How Mississippi’s Supreme Court Runoff Election Could Impact Criminal Cases
After the surprise defeat of one justice, the outcome of the Nov. 26 runoff between another justice and his challenger could change the court’s outlook.
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Feature March 9, 2015
Doubts from Death Row
More questions about the Willingham case.
By Maurice Possley
Commentary March 13, 2015
Asking the Right Questions About the Death Penalty
The incoming head of the Death Penalty Information Center on the time he was a potential juror in a capital case.
By Robert Dunham
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee D. Michael Dunavant is one of three Justice Department prosecutors who have challenged the state ethics board’s new discovery rule.
News August 13, 2018
Why Tennessee Is Challenging the DOJ's Ethics
A clash over evidence that could help defendants has wider implications.
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Commentary October 23, 2015
Radley, DeRay, and Piper on Obama’s Conversation with The Marshall Project
Other voices from the criminal justice community weigh in.
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A screenshot for an ad paid for by the Republican State Leadership Committee claims Pennsylvania Justice Kevin Dougherty “failed to protect a child” in a past ruling.
News November 3, 2015
Will Pennsylvania Do Away With Elections for Supreme Court?
An expensive, tough-on-crime race tests the current system.
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Case in Point May 3, 2016
Exonerated, Dead and Still on Trial
In a notorious Louisiana case, a judge gets in a last kick.
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Q&A January 2, 2017
John Grisham on the State of Criminal Justice
“There are thousands of innocent people in prison serving long sentences for crimes committed by others.”
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Case in Point April 16, 2018
Is There Such a Thing as a Slam Dunk?
The Corey Williams case comes close.
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An illustration shows segments of barbed wire overlapping the silhouettes of three people in blue and orange. Overlaying the silhouettes are hands and fists held up in the air.
Inside Out February 3, 2022
Prosecutors Who Want to Curb Mass Incarceration Hit a Roadblock: Tough-on-Crime Lawmakers
In an age-old battle over local control, some legislators seek to wrest power from prosecutors who aim to curb mass incarceration
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An officer stands in a control room with cells visible beyond the windows.
The Lowdown May 26, 2022
The 1990s Law That Keeps People in Prison on Technicalities
How the Supreme Court expanded the most important law you’ve never heard of.
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San Diego Deputy Public Defender Genevieve Jones-Wright announced last July that she was running for San Diego County District Attorney.
The California Experiment May 23, 2018
Prosecutor Elections Now a Front Line in the Justice Wars
By Paige St. John and
Commentary July 21, 2015
What Harper Lee Got Right
“Go Set a Watchman” puts the “white savior” notion in its place.
By Gilbert King
Analysis October 21, 2015
Congress Prepares to Deliver (a Little) Criminal Justice Reform
Is this the beginning — or the end?
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Jessie McKim steps off a transport vehicle for day two of his evidentiary hearing in 2013.
Case in Point April 24, 2017
Is It Murder if There’s No Homicide?
The strange case of a convicted killer whose “victim” probably died of her own drug overdose.
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Case in Point August 29, 2016
The Accuser’s Mom Called Her a ‘Pathological Liar.’ Nobody Told the Defense.
So George Gage sits in prison. And guess what happened to the prosecutor.
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Terence Andrus, wearing a white prison uniform, looks through glass. A phone hangs on either side of the divider.
Death Sentences February 1, 2022
They Went to Prison as Kids. Now They’re on Death Row.
Fight clubs, solitary confinement and neglect make juveniles angrier and more violent.
By and
Commentary March 16, 2015
The Gatekeepers
Four ways prosecutors can improve their decision-making.
By Brian Elderbroom and Lauren-Brooke Eisen
Feature December 15, 2023
Old-School Hair Analysis Is Junk Science. But It Still Keeps People Behind Bars
The technique, developed before DNA testing, can’t definitively tie suspects to crime scenes. Try explaining that to juries — or some judges.
By Rene Ebersole
A measure sponsored by State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley that would allow the public release of police reports dealing with possible officer misconduct was approved by the Senate, in May 2018, in Sacramento, Calif.
Case in Point February 13, 2019
When Cops Misbehave, Who Has the Right to Know?
A California court case could unravel decades of police secrecy.
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Feature November 15, 2014
Death by Deadline, Part One
How bad lawyering and an unforgiving law cost condemned men their last appeal.
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sits in her chambers in 2002 in Washington, DC.
Analysis September 23, 2020
RBG’s Mixed Record on Race and Criminal Justice
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a revered feminist icon. Her legacy on issues such as prisoners’ rights, capital punishment, racial justice and tribal sovereignty has been less examined.
By Marshall Project Staff
Feature December 11, 2014
Trial By Cash
Judicial elections have gotten ugly. That’s bad news for defendants.
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Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, center, arrives for a news conference in 2016.
News May 16, 2017
How Prosecutors Are Fighting Trump’s Deportation Plans
Some D.A.’s urge new discretion on pleas, sentences.
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A White male police officer holds a police vest, pointing out its body camera.
Closing Argument December 16, 2023
What Bodycams Tell Us About the Challenges of Policing the Police
The cameras and other police accountability steps are popular with the public — but not always particularly effective.
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Life Inside February 25, 2016
What It’s Like to Be Gay in Prison
When the people in charge are homophobic.
By Corbett J. Yost
Correctional officers are being blocked on the left side of an illustration. They walk around a corner, removing their uniforms, only to be welcomed back on the right side of the illustration. Their uniforms are returned to them in the process.
Feature December 14, 2023
How We Investigated Abusive Prison Guards Getting Their Jobs Back in New York
The Marshall Project analyzed 12 years of arbitration cases that involved officers committing abuse or covering it up.
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A White man is looking down with his hands on his hips, while leaning against a wall. He is dressed in a white button-up shirt with rolled-up sleeves, orange and black pants.
Closing Argument May 6, 2023
Connecticut Normalized Clemency. Not Anymore.
After commuting nearly 100 sentences in less than two years, the state is facing a backlash.
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The definition of “malice” in the Webster’s New World dictionary.
The Rules August 18, 2015
Why You Can’t Use Dictionaries in Court
The many shifting definitions of “malice” and “rape.”
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Two boys attended the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund’s annual candlelight vigil in 2015.
Commentary July 19, 2017
White America’s Unshakeable Confidence in the Police
A new poll says whites are as confident in the police as ever. How?
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The federal prison complex in Thomson, Illinois.
News June 14, 2022
Lawmakers Call for Probe Into Deadly Federal Prison
Following a Marshall Project/NPR report detailing violence and abuse at the newest federal penitentiary, three members of Congress asked the Justice Department’s inspector general to investigate.
By , The Marshall Project and Joseph Shapiro, NPR
An illustration shows a correctional officer's light blue shirt and dark blue pants neatly folded in a pile. Loose sheets of paper fly above the shirt.
Get Involved May 19, 2023
What Do People Not Understand About Working in Prisons and Jails?
Fill out a short form to let us know what issues matter most in your workplace.
By The Marshall Project
Celebrezze, a White woman with dark blonde hair, wears a black judge's robe.
Cleveland August 4
Cuyahoga Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze Should Be Suspended for Two Years, Board Recommends
The case now heads to the Ohio Supreme Court. An FBI probe still looms over Celebrezze and Mark Dottore, after Marshall Project - Cleveland reporting.
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News August 16, 2016
Chicago’s Civilian Review Board: Will the New One Be Better?
Advocates seek more independence from police involvement.
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Looking Back March 16, 2015
Cecil Clayton, a Man Missing Part of His Brain, is About to Be Executed
And he is not the first.
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Some district attorneys, including San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan, have publicly pushed back on sentencing reductions.
News July 2, 2019
The New Price of a Plea Bargain in California
Lawmakers cut criminal sentences; some DAs push back using plea deals.
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Commentary October 5, 2015
How to Deal with Prison Brutality
It’s time to take these cases away from local prosecutors.
By Eliot Spitzer
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy held a press conference to announce the arrests of four men in a shooting at Chicago’s Cornell Square Park in September, 2013.
News October 21, 2015
Top Cops and Prosecutors Form Alliance to Battle Crime and Prison Crowding
New group backs bipartisan proposals to ease drug sentencing, solitary confinement.
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Then-Democratic senatorial candidate Doug Jones speaks during a campaign rally in early December, in Birmingham, Ala.
News December 13, 2017
What the Doug Jones Election Means for Criminal Justice Reform
The Alabama Democrat represents the flip-side of his predecessor.
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News June 18, 2020
Which States Are Taking on Police Reform After George Floyd?
Lawmakers in 16 states have introduced bills to improve police oversight and accountability.
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Louis Schexnayder, right, unsuccessfully asked the Supreme Court to rescue him from a life sentence in Louisiana.
Case in Point December 11, 2019
His Appeal in Louisiana Was a Sham Proceeding. But the High Court Won’t Review the Case.
Louisiana automatically rejected appeals from prisoners who represented themselves. One prisoner hoped the Supreme Court would consider his conviction in the light of that scandal.
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Under a consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice, police in Ferguson, Mo., have mandated training in force de-escalation and implicit bias.
Commentary November 19, 2018
Here’s Why Jeff Sessions’ Parting Shot Is Worse Than You Thought
Former attorney general’s directives make it easy to render federal action against abusive police departments ineffective.
By Christy E. Lopez
News and Awards October 11, 2022
Daphne Duret Joins The Marshall Project to Cover Policing
By The Marshall Project
Phil Trexler
News and Awards June 5, 2023
Phil Trexler Joins The Marshall Project as New Cleveland Editor-in-Chief
Trexler comes to The Marshall Project - Cleveland with broadcast, digital and print journalism experience.
By The Marshall Project
An aerial view of a U.S. penitentiary in Thomson, Illinois. A white water tower, with the word "Thomson" painted on it is in the foreground, next to a grove of trees.
News July 6, 2023
‘This is Major Trauma’: New Accounts of Abuse at Federal Prison Prompt Calls for Investigations
More than 120 prisoners held at a special unit in Thomson Penitentiary reported mistreatment, lawyers’ committee report says.
By , The Marshall Project and Joseph Shapiro, NPR
Shannon Heffernan
News and Awards August 25, 2023
Shannon Heffernan Joins The Marshall Project as Staff Writer
Heffernan comes to The Marshall Project with expertise in covering prisons and jails in Illinois for the last 15 years as a public radio reporter.
By The Marshall Project
News October 20, 2015
New York City Jail Guards Are Fighting to Keep Their Records Secret
Amid abuse charges, union acts to ‘protect our officers.’
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Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Analysis January 10, 2017
What Happened At Jeff Sessions' Senate Hearing
Senator laments a “corrosion of respect” for police in first day of testimony centered on crime and punishment.
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An illustration shows a group of tiny figures of correctional officers in light blue shirts and dark blue pants interacting in small groups with incarcerated people in orange prison uniforms. Some of the officers are kicking, punching, or threatening incarcerated people. A larger group of tiny figures of correctional officers and incarcerated people surround the center group but are grayed out.
News February 9, 2024
Bill Would Change How New York Disciplines Abusive Prison Guards
A 2023 investigation by The Marshall Project exposed how the prison department failed to fire officers it accused of abuse.
By and
Tanya Anderson holds a photo of her late nephew, Glen Williams Jr., who died in January 2024 after collapsing at the Cuyahoga County Jail. At least nine minutes passed before staff started CPR.
Cleveland Newsletter January 30
Death and Delays in Cuyahoga County Jail
How our reporting on jails deaths was delayed by the county.
By The Marshall Project - Cleveland
US President Barack Obama speaks during the NAACP’s 106th National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 14, 2015. AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
Analysis July 15, 2015
‘Justice and Redemption Go Hand in Hand.’
A closer look at the president’s speech on criminal justice reform.
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News November 21, 2014
The Corrections
Tales from a week of overturned convictions.
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A courtroom at the Justice Center for the People on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
Commentary June 13, 2016
Poor on a Native American Reservation? Good Luck Getting a Lawyer.
A judge takes a hard look at tribal justice.
By Dominique Alan Fenton
Rocks of crack cocaine.
Life Inside April 7, 2016
A Prosecutor’s Regret: How I Got Someone Life in Prison for Drugs
“At the end of my life, I’d like to know that I wasn’t responsible for Lewis Clay spending his final days in prison.”
By John Lovell, as told to
Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke listens during his first-degree murder trial for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald.
Commentary October 28, 2018
Chicago Cop Jason Van Dyke's Record Was a Warning Sign
Can the conviction of Chicago cop Jason Van Dyke finally force policing into the 21st century?
Johanna Wald
Feature April 29, 2018
More from The Marshall Project
Vance the philanthropist, Vance and the game of hide-the-evidence, Vance and the rise of the reform DA.
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A billboard display reads "118 degrees, 5:13pm, Clear Channel Outdoor." A person walking through a parking lot is out of focus in the foreground.
Closing Argument August 26, 2023
Cruel Summer: When Basic Survival Can Become Illegal
Extreme heat heightens the tensions between homeless communities and the police.
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From left, James Crumbley, his attorney Mariell Lehman, Jennifer Crumbley, and her attorney Shannon Smith, sit in court in Pontiac, Michigan, for sentencing on April 9. The Crumbleys are the first parents convicted of involuntary manslaughter for a U.S. mass shooting committed by their son.
Closing Argument April 13, 2024
The Parents Paying for Their Children’s Crimes
Experts warn about a wave of legal consequences for parents like the Crumbleys, while some states consider prosecutions for kids as young as 10.
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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
An illustration shows portraits of judicial candidates Jenifer B. Branning, left, and Jim Kitchens, right, and the words “Supreme Court Runoff Election Guide.”
Jackson November 20, 2024
Meet the 2 Candidates for Mississippi Supreme Court’s Nov. 26 Runoff Election
Justice Jim Kitchens faces state Sen. Jenifer B. Branning after neither won 50% of the vote on Nov. 5.
By The Marshall Project – Jackson
A photo shows the back of a police officer, with the words "Paterson Police" on their uniform.
Closing Argument June 3, 2023
Three Years After George Floyd’s Murder, Police Reforms Are Slow-Paced
There have been mostly modest changes following protests that galvanized the country in 2020.
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A security guard makes his rounds at Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg, Maryland, in February 2017.
Closing Argument May 11, 2024
When Bad Cops Become Private Security Guards
There’s growing evidence that former officers with troubling histories of abuse can easily find second careers in private security.
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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 10, 2024
Your Guide to Cuyahoga County Judges
Award-winning judge guide updated for November election.
By The Marshall Project - Cleveland
Baltimore Police Department Commissioner Anthony Batts surveys the corner of North and Pennsylvania avenues on April 30. Months before the death of Freddie Gray in police custody, Batts had asked for assistance in reforming his department from the Justice Department’s Office of Community Oriented Police Services.
News May 2, 2015
Baltimore’s Polite Police Reform
The softer side of Justice Department intervention.
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