Coronavirus
July 2
The Marshall Project is collecting data on COVID-19 infections in state and federal prisons. See how the virus has affected correctional facilities where you live.
Feature
July 1
When COVID-19 threatened the jail in Tyler, Texas, an activist pressured her sheriff to make change.
Feature
June 23
A group of 2020 hopefuls say their first-hand experience with the justice system makes them best suited to fix it.
Coronavirus
June 18
The Bureau of Prisons was unprepared and slow to respond. Then officials took steps that helped spread the virus.
The Frame
June 13
“The Writing on the Wall” art installation lets incarcerated people speak for themselves.
Coronavirus
June 9
Critics call high-tech maps overreach, but police say they keep officers safe.
Coronavirus
June 1
Prisons turn out to be a key place to study how coronavirus spreads and how immunity to it works.
Coronavirus
May 30
As if coronavirus wasn’t bad enough, plumbing problems are making life in some Texas prisons even more miserable.
Life Inside
May 28
“After close to 22 years inside, I thought I had seen everything when it comes to the Department of Corrections using impossible-to-follow rules to punish prisoners. I was wrong.”
Coronavirus
May 28
Some prison systems aren’t collecting race data. Others won’t disclose it. Experts say these are big mistakes.