California

The California Experiment June 6

California Voters Reject Prosecutor 'Reformers'

Candidates backed by Soros, others are still pressing ahead in other parts of the country.

By Abbie VanSickle and Maurice Chammah

The California Experiment May 10

Whose Fault is Michael Christopher Mejia?

A cop killing in California fuels a reform backlash.

By Abbie VanSickle and Richard Winton

The California Experiment April 23

The Catalyst

Thelton Henderson transformed California’s criminal justice system. Now comes the backlash.

By Abbie VanSickle

News January 7

The Check is in The Mail (For Real)

A California county will issue refunds to parents wrongly billed for their kids’ incarceration.

By Eli Hager

News November 30, 2017

Adolescence with an Ankle Bracelet

What it’s like to spend your teenage years tethered to Big Brother.

Christopher, as told to Eli Hager

News November 21, 2017

43 States Suspend Licenses for Unpaid Court Debt, But That Could Change

Lawsuits say the practice severely penalizes those too poor to pay.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

The Frame October 23, 2017

The California Inmates Fighting The Wine Country Wildfires

Photographer Brian L. Frank captures the lives of men on the fire lines and at home in prison conservation camps.

By Celina Fang

News October 11, 2017

California Ends Practice of Billing Parents for Kids in Detention

The change comes months after a Marshall Project investigation.

By Eli Hager

Feature May 22, 2017

The Accusation

Katie's father went to prison for raping her and her brothers. It was an unthinkable crime that broke her family apart. So why couldn't she remember it?

By Maurice Chammah

Life Inside May 11, 2017

Marathon Man

A lifer takes up running to “earn back” his life.

By Jonathan Chiu