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The System
October 21, 2020
Race and Policing
Police forces in the U.S. were originally founded to secure private property—including human beings.
by
Jamiles Lartey
and
Annaliese Griffin
Commentary
May 21
Ahmaud Arbery and the Local Legacy of Lynching
How the white vigilante killing of the unarmed, black jogger in Brunswick, Georgia, is both an echo of past violence and a modern call to action.
By
Jennifer Rae Taylor
and
Kayla Vinson
Feature
December 6, 2018
Bookshelf
Books about criminal justice, curated by The Marshall Project staff.
By
The Marshall Project
Looking Back
June 24, 2018
“An Odd, Almost Senseless Series of Events”
Every law student knows John Brady’s name. But few know the story of the bumbling murder that ended in a landmark legal ruling.
By
Thomas L. Dybdahl
Looking Back
May 28, 2018
Defending Al Capone
How the most notorious gangster of all got railroaded in Philadelphia.
By
Marc Bookman
Commentary
February 13, 2018
About the ‘Anglo-American Heritage of Law Enforcement’
Jeff Sessions is right about the ‘heritage' of U.S. sheriffs, in more ways than one.
Robin Washington
Commentary
November 3, 2017
What About the ‘Lost Children’ (and Mothers) of America?
It’s time for their voices to be heard.
By
Rheann Kelly
,
Christina Kovats
, and
Natalie Medley
Commentary
October 17, 2017
‘Black Identity Extremists’ and the Dark Side of the FBI
Leaked documents remind us of the agency’s history of dirty tricks.
David Dennis
Feature
January 3, 2017
Getting Away With Murder
Researching lynching cold cases, law students restore history.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel
Feature
July 4, 2016
Turning Prisons into Haunted Houses
Giving strange new life to old penitentiaries.
By
Deonna Anderson