History

Feature December 6, 2018

Bookshelf

Books about criminal justice, curated by The Marshall Project staff.

By The Marshall Project

Looking Back June 24, 2018

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

Jeff Sessions is right about the ‘heritage' of U.S. sheriffs, in more ways than one.

Robin Washington

Commentary November 3, 2017

It’s time for their voices to be heard.

By Rheann Kelly, Christina Kovats, and Natalie Medley

Commentary October 17, 2017

Leaked documents remind us of the agency’s history of dirty tricks.

David Dennis

Feature January 3, 2017

Researching lynching cold cases, law students restore history.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

Feature July 4, 2016

Giving strange new life to old penitentiaries.

By Deonna Anderson

The Frame May 16, 2016

A new book explores a time when Texas prisons promoted rehabilitation through a wildly successful radio show.

By Maurice Chammah

Quiz March 2, 2016

Twenty-five years ago, the first viral video captured police brutality and shook the nation.

By Andy Rossback