Our Reporting on Coronavirus
Coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, criminal justice and immigration.
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Over 125,000 prisoners now have tested positive for COVID-19. The rate of increase in the number of coronavirus positives inside state and federal prisons slowed slightly last week to 4 percent. But the number of prisoner deaths from the virus grew by 5 percent to 1,066. More than 27,600 prison employees across the country also have tested positive for COVID-19, a figure that almost certainly is an undercount. In collaboration with the Associated Press, here is our updated state-by state tracker. The Marshall Project Read our story.
People who live and work in the justice system face unique challenges.
Women are the less visible victims of COVID-19 behind bars. Though only a small number have died their stories illuminate the unique problems women face in prison. Read more.
More on living and working conditions
We’re watching how the criminal justice system responds to the crisis.
A county trying to reopen its economy wrestles with a virus outbreak in prison. So local officials proposed a solution: Don’t count the prisoners. Read more.
More on accountability
