Coronavirus
April 1
During the COVID-19 crisis, people coming home after decades behind bars find loved ones in quarantine, dire job prospects and overwhelmed social services agencies.
Coronavirus
March 28
While some cities free people from jail and stop arrests, others are much more business as usual.
Life Inside
March 12
"We asked ourselves: Do we want to change our conditions, or do we want to change our circumstances?"
Case in Point
December 11, 2019
Louisiana automatically rejected appeals from prisoners who represented themselves. One prisoner hoped the Supreme Court would consider his conviction in the light of that scandal.
News
August 13
Thousands of Louisianians on probation and parole face numerous obstacles to casting a ballot, including the idea that their votes don't matter.
News
June 10
Lawmakers change rules after Marshall Project report on compensation fund.
Commentary
November 13, 2018
Voters Want Criminal Justice Reform. Are Politicians Listening?
Midterms show wide support across party lines for changing the system.
Commentary
November 7, 2018
With the passage of Amendment 4, more than a million people intimately affected by the criminal justice system have become more empowered to shape it.
News
May 21, 2018
A sudden plea deal ends a decades-long fight in a capital murder case.
News
May 18, 2018
Sentencing reforms still curbing mass incarceration, but some eye reversals.