News and Awards
November 15
Our founder reflects on the first five years.
Feature
April 9, 2018
How nearly 2,000 cameras tamed America’s most notorious prison
Looking Back
September 14, 2016
Reliving the infamous Attica prison revolt and the bloody siege, minute-by-minute, in the social media age
Commentary
September 9, 2016
Revisiting the Ghosts of Attica
A wrenching new book recounts the bloodiest prison battle in our history.
News
August 25, 2016
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.
Commentary
April 18, 2016
From David Simon's Baltimore anguish to elite police fraternities to teens behind bars.
News
April 11, 2016
For decades, New York state’s corrections officers union has held the power in disciplinary decisions.
News
December 20, 2015
Under pressure, New York says it will better track correctional officers
News
December 11, 2015
‘I never thought people would care.’
Feature
September 27, 2015
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.