Analysis
September 22
Census data show incarceration rates are down. It may have more to do with the pandemic than broad reforms.
The System
November 11, 2020
The United States locks up more people per capita than any other developed country. Here’s why.
News
October 27, 2020
Americans are grappling with intensifying calls to remake the criminal justice system. We asked people behind bars to weigh in.
Life Inside
June 18, 2020
Growing up with a father who was incarcerated didn’t define me. But it certainly taught me to challenge stereotypes and ask better questions.
Election 2020
March 11, 2020
We asked incarcerated people to weigh in on the biggest issue facing the country today. Here is what they said.
News
May 18, 2018
Sentencing reforms still curbing mass incarceration, but some eye reversals.
News
April 30, 2018
A Marshall Project journey to Montgomery, Alabama.
News
January 17, 2018
Here are nine ways the law-and-order president has smashed Obama’s legacy.
Justice Lab
December 15, 2017
Why are black imprisonment rates going down? Four theories.