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November 15, 2019
Happy Birthday to The Marshall Project
Our founder reflects on the first five years.
By
Neil Barsky
Feature
April 9, 2018
Spying on Attica
How nearly 2,000 cameras tamed America’s most notorious prison
By
John J. Lennon
Looking Back
September 14, 2016
The Riot and the Retaking
Reliving the infamous Attica prison revolt and the bloody siege, minute-by-minute, in the social media age
By
Tom Meagher
and
Pedro Burgos
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
Commentary
April 18, 2016
Some of Our Best Work of the Past Year
From David Simon's Baltimore anguish to elite police fraternities to teens behind bars.
By
Bill Keller
News
April 11, 2016
The State That is Taking on the Prison Guards Union
For decades, New York state’s corrections officers union has held the power in disciplinary decisions.
By
Michael Winerip
,
Michael Schwirtz
and
Tom Robbins
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