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Q&A
January 7, 2019
The Case Against Cannabis
A journalist’s pursuit of the truth about marijuana, mental illness and violence.
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Feature
December 6, 2018
Bookshelf
Books about criminal justice, curated by The Marshall Project staff.
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Q&A
March 21, 2018
When the Innocent Go to Prison, How Many Guilty Go Free?
A husband and wife want to upend how we talk about wrongful convictions.
By
Maurice Chammah
News
January 12, 2018
New York Cancels Private Prison Care Packages Program
An uproar over cost, selection — and coloring books.
By
Taylor Elizabeth Eldridge
Life Inside
October 19, 2017
I Served 26 Years for Murder Even Though the Killer Confessed
One of the strangest, cruelest stories of wrongful conviction you’ll ever read.
By
Alton Logan
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Berl Falbaum
Life Inside
August 10, 2017
What I Learned From the Neo-Nazi in My Prison Book Club
An inmate who grew up worshipping Hitler forces a reading group facilitator to challenge her own beliefs.
By
Karen Lausa
Life Inside
April 13, 2017
After 20 Years in Prison, All I Can Write Is Fantasy
An inmate, his typewriter and dreams of the Internet.
By
Jerry Metcalf
Life Inside
February 23, 2017
Fun in the Supermax
Trivial Pursuit, Ted Kaczynski, and candy bars.
By
Blake Williams
News
October 25, 2016
Does the First Amendment End at the Prison Gate?
An inmate’s novel is the latest test.
By
Eli Hager
Quiz
September 30, 2015
Do You Have What It Takes To Be a Prison Censor?
Test yourself against the pros.
By
Bill Keller