Analysis June 12

Is Domestic Violence Private?

It took 20 years for courts to say no. It took Jeff Sessions no time to say yes.

By Julia Preston

News April 17

Sessions Punishes Everyone

Angry at Chicago, he cuts off police aid for all.

By Simone Weichselbaum

News January 9

The DOJ Decision That Could Mean Thousands More Deportations

Sessions considers tying the hands of immigration judges.

By Christie Thompson

Commentary September 20, 2017

When Backing the Blue Backfires

The DOJ’s most recent attempt to appear pro-cop actually hurts law enforcement.

Chiraag Bains

Analysis September 5, 2017

What’s Next for DACA?

President Trump tries to deflect a potentially thunderous blowback.

By Julia Preston

News July 21, 2017

How Fake Cops Got $1.2 Million in Real Weapons

A federal sting reveals lax oversight in the Defense Department’s gear giveaway program.

By Eli Hager

Commentary May 30, 2017

The Problem with the Justice Department

It’s a building full of prosecutors.

Mark Osler

Commentary May 21, 2017

Jeff Sessions Could Learn Something From Fox’s New Cop Show

A former senior DOJ official says ‘Shots Fired’ gets right what the AG gets wrong.

Ronald Davis

News May 10, 2017

Comey Fired: A Reading Guide

Here’s what you need to know about the “Tuesday Night Massacre.”

By Andrew Cohen

News April 16, 2017

The Immigration Policy That Ate the Justice Department

Under Sessions’ latest orders, the border is everywhere.

By Julia Preston

Q&A February 14, 2017

The Man Who Ran Obama's Clemency Machine

“He felt strongly that this was a gift, and the gift had to be earned.”

By Maurice Chammah

Commentary January 30, 2017

Why Jeff Sessions Should Police the Police

Consent decrees can improve law enforcement even in cities that aren’t investigated.

Christy Lopez

News January 25, 2017

Against the Trump Tide

Away from Washington, a new breed of prosecutors takes first steps.

By Eli Hager

Analysis January 10, 2017

What Happened At Jeff Sessions' Senate Hearing

Senator laments a “corrosion of respect” for police in first day of testimony centered on crime and punishment.

By Andrew Cohen

Analysis December 16, 2016

Why Congress May Bring Criminal Justice Reform Back to Life

Four reasons a bipartisan bill has a better chance than you think

By Bill Keller

News November 18, 2016

8 Ways Jeff Sessions Could Change Criminal Justice

From police to prosecutions to prisons, the AG holds wide sway.

By Eli Hager, Alysia Santo and Simone Weichselbaum

Analysis November 18, 2016

A Primer on Sen. Jeff Sessions, Trump’s Pick for Attorney General

An extensive record as a prosecutor and a senator gives some hints of what to expect.

By Andrew Cohen

News November 9, 2016

What Trump’s Win Means for Chicago and Baltimore’s Cops

The president-elect may soon upend an Obama-era police reform tactic.

By Maurice Chammah

News September 13, 2016

When an Old Law Makes It Hard to Fix a Troubled Jail

A federal statute from the Carter era favors negotiation, but that can take a long time.

By Alysia Santo

News August 18, 2016

What You Need to Know About the Private Prison Phase-Out

With the feds cutting back, the companies are down but not out.

By Maurice Chammah

Commentary August 16, 2016

What the DOJ’s Report on Baltimore Teaches Us About Cops, Sex Workers, and Corruption

A look inside a culture of pervasive misconduct.

By Ethan Brown

News July 12, 2016

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch Will Probe Private Prisoner Transport Industry

Her pledge to lawmakers comes after a Marshall Project investigation into deaths and abuses in the industry.

By Eli Hager

Feature July 6, 2016

Inside the Deadly World of Private Prisoner Transport

Tens of thousands of people every year are packed into vans run by for-profit companies with almost no oversight.

By Eli Hager and Alysia Santo

News April 5, 2016

Can the Troubled Cleveland Police Handle a Volatile Republican Convention?

Operating under federal oversight, officers will be scrutinized for how they use force.

By Simone Weichselbaum

News March 29, 2016

DOJ Tells Prisons to Put Safety First in Housing Transgender Inmates

Rules from 2012 are too often ignored, advocates say.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

News January 27, 2016

Security Warnings by U.S. Preceded California Jail Break

Three inmates had a 16-hour head start after fleeing lock-up that had ‘poor supervision.'

By Alysia Santo

News December 15, 2015

Why Did It Take the Feds So Long to Probe Chicago Cops?

The Laquan McDonald killing was preceded by years of documented violence.

By Simone Weichselbaum

News December 14, 2015

The Bureaucracy of Mercy

Why hasn’t President Obama freed more prisoners? Maybe that’s the wrong question.

By Bill Keller

News December 2, 2015

Another Police ‘Reformer’ Takes a Fall

Chicago’s chief became a political liability.

By Simone Weichselbaum

Feature October 23, 2015

Exclusive: Obama Calls the Death Penalty “Deeply Troubling.”

A one-on-one interview with the president.

By The Marshall Project

News October 6, 2015

A Rural Sheriff Stares Down the Justice Department

In North Carolina case on racial profiling, U.S. suffers its first loss.

By Simone Weichselbaum

Commentary September 3, 2015

Obama’s Final 500 Days

People from across the political spectrum suggest criminal justice reforms the president should enact during his remaining time in office.

By Andrew Cohen

News June 19, 2015

When is a Crime a Hate Crime?

Dylann Roof and the challenges of proving bias.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

Feature May 26, 2015

Policing the Police

As the Justice Department pushes reform, some changes don't last.

By Simone Weichselbaum

News May 19, 2015

ATF’s Greatest Hits

Is it time to dismantle the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives?

By Tom Meagher

News May 17, 2015

Feds Open Attica Investigation

Justice Department to study brutality in troubled prison.

By Tom Robbins

News May 15, 2015

Executing Tsarnaev? Not So Fast.

Like many states, the feds have trouble getting the killer drugs.

By Maurice Chammah

News May 15, 2015

Delayed Responses

Today marks the deadline for states to comply with prison rape laws. The results? More are, some may not be, and most just want an extension.

By Alysia Santo

News May 7, 2015

Older Prisoners, Higher Costs

A tough, new report says it’s time for federal prisons to release the elderly and infirm.

By Andrew Cohen

News May 2, 2015

Baltimore’s Polite Police Reform

The softer side of Justice Department intervention.

By Simone Weichselbaum

News April 24, 2015

Why is it So Hard for the Justice Department to Curb Police Abuse?

Ask the experts in a Facebook chat Friday at noon ET.

By Blair Hickman

Commentary March 19, 2015

The Petri Dish

Georgia has become the laboratory of criminal justice reform.

By Andrew Cohen

Graphics February 12, 2015

The Cost of Crime Fighting

Reading between the line items of Department of Justice budgets, past and present.

By Tom Meagher

News February 2, 2015

Khaled Who?

An accused terrorist goes on trial. Manhattan yawns.

By Clare Sestanovich

News January 28, 2015

What You Should Read About Loretta Lynch

A selective guide to the reporting on the next attorney general.

By Andrew Cohen

News January 16, 2015

A Pirate’s Booty

The Feds acquire a confusing asset: bitcoins.

By Gerald Rich

News January 7, 2015

Eric Holder, Dzhokar Tsarnaev, and the Death Penalty

The attorney general’s last word.

By Maurice Chammah

Commentary January 2, 2015

Gideon’s Despair

Four things the next attorney general needs to know about America’s indigent defense crisis.

By David Carroll, Director, Sixth Amendment Center

Graphics December 19, 2014

By the Numbers

A guide to the latest stats in the world of criminal justice.

By Gerald Rich, Andy Rossback and Ivar Vong

Commentary December 9, 2014

Eric Holder’s Final Crusade

Feds announce new racial profiling rules — and local police yawn

By Andrew Cohen

News December 2, 2014

What You Need to Know About Body Cameras

Police cams are all the rage. Are they the answer?

By Clare Sestanovich

News November 17, 2014

Obama’s Prison Crisis

Crowded cells, aging inmates, soaring costs.

By Andrew Cohen

Q&A November 17, 2014

Eric Holder on His Legacy, His Regrets, and His Feelings About the Death Penalty

An interview with the outgoing attorney general.

By Bill Keller and Tim Golden