Tom Robbins’s posts

Feature November 27

Why Is Karl Taylor Dead?

Our prisons are our mental wards. One fatal case in New York shows where that can lead.

By Tom Robbins

Feature April 29

More from The Marshall Project

Vance the philanthropist, Vance and the game of hide-the-evidence, Vance and the rise of the reform DA.

By Tom Robbins

Feature April 29

The People vs. Cy Vance

Think the Manhattan DA goes easy on the rich? Take a look at how he prosecutes the poor.

By Tom Robbins

Feature November 15, 2016

Inmates Say They Paid a Bloody Price for a Guard's Injury

Prisoners describe a rampage by correctional officers in a New York prison.

By Tom Robbins

Commentary September 9, 2016

Revisiting the Ghosts of Attica

A wrenching new book recounts the bloodiest prison battle in our history.

By Tom Robbins

News August 25, 2016

Revisiting Attica Shows How New York State Failed to Fulfill Promises

A new book brings attention to the deadly 1971 prison uprising. Reporters for The New York Times and The Marshall Project describe what has changed since then, and what hasn’t.

By Michael Winerip, Tom Robbins and Michael Schwirtz

News December 20, 2015

Spotting the ‘Red Flags’ of Abusive Prison Guards

Under pressure, New York says it will better track correctional officers

By Tom Robbins

News December 11, 2015

How a Stranger Helped One Man Rebuild His Life After Prison

‘I never thought people would care.’

By Tom Robbins

Feature September 27, 2015

Why It’s So Hard to Fire an Abusive Prison Guard

Corrections officials say he injured an inmate and lied about it. He’s still a state employee. He’s more the rule than the exception.

By Tom Robbins

Q&A May 26, 2015

The Attica Turkey Shoot

Malcolm Bell, former special state prosecutor and whistleblower, on getting away with murder.

By Tom Robbins