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Gabe Isman is the director of technology. Previously, he was a software engineer at Google and Skillshare. More recently, he was a Knight Foundation Prototype Fund grantee and contracted with the Freedom of the Press Foundation. He is a graduate of Oberlin College, where he studied computer science.
Email isman@themarshallproject.org
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A man from a nearby prison was shackled to the bed in a Rhode Island hospital while being treated with a ventilator for COVID-19 in the intensive care unit in December.
Coronavirus June 30, 2021
A Half-Million People Got COVID-19 in Prison. Are Officials Ready for the Next Pandemic?
People who live and work in prisons worry they remain vulnerable, even as life behind bars returns to business as usual.
By Katie Park, Keri Blakinger and Claudia Lauer
Coronavirus December 18, 2020
1 in 5 Prisoners in the U.S. Has Had COVID-19
Even as the first Americans begin to receive vaccines, the spread of coronavirus behind bars shows no sign of slowing.
By Beth Schwartzapfel, Katie Park and Andrew Demillo
Feature October 15, 2020
Mauled: When Police Dogs Are Weapons
A series on the damage police dogs inflict on Americans, published in collaboration with AL.com, IndyStar and the Invisible Institute.
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Gordon Mitchum Sr., a retired mail handler of 43 years, pulls up his left pant leg to show the scars left by an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department dog bite.
Feature October 11, 2020
The City Where Someone Was Bitten by a Police Dog Every 5 Days
Why K-9s in Indianapolis have mauled so many people—and why that may change.
By Ryan Martin, Andrew Fan, Dana Brozost-Kelleher and Ellen Glover
Joseph Malott, a 22-year-old architecture student, was attacked and bitten by a police dog in Walnut Creek, California, during a Black Lives Matter demonstration on June 1.
Feature October 2, 2020
When Police Violence Is a Dog Bite
An Alabama man killed by a K-9 officer was one of thousands of Americans bitten by police dogs every year. Few ever get justice.
By Abbie VanSickle, Challen Stephens, Ryan Martin, Dana Brozost Kelleher and Andrew Fan
Analysis September 23, 2020
Trump’s Crime and Carnage Ad Blitz Is Going Unanswered on Facebook
The president has spent millions on misleading Facebook ads targeting undecided voters, while Joe Biden has been virtually silent.
By Jeremy B. Merrill and Jamiles Lartey
Life Inside February 27, 2020
Welcome to ‘The Zo’
Where prison guards’ favorite tactic is messing with your head.
Illustrated by Molly Crabapple and narrated by Michael K. Williams
At home this fall—decades after his time in the Army—Chuck laid out his Class A dress uniform and official service picture.
Feature December 17, 2019
Chuck Coma Comes Home
He was one of the thousands of people assaulted in federal prisons each year. After his cellmate nearly killed him, he returned to his family a broken man.
By Christie Thompson
Feature September 12, 2019
We Are Witnesses: Chicago
An immersive short-video series presenting intimate portraits of Chicagoans who have been touched by the criminal justice system.
By The Marshall Project
Feature January 14, 2019
We Are Witnesses: Becoming An American
A portrait of the U.S. immigration system in 12 short films.
By The Marshall Project
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