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Life Inside July 15
I’m a Teachers’ Aide at My Prison. Here’s What I Learned From My Toughest Student
His disrespectful classroom antics could have sparked a fight. But as a former “hard case” myself, I was determined to help him.
By Thomas Koskovich
The Frame July 14
“Spaces of Detention” Takes You Inside the Facilities That Criminalize Undocumented Immigrants
Photographer, artist and anthropologist Cinthya Santos-Briones partners with formerly detained immigrants to shine a light on the insular “architecture of punishment” in New Jersey.
by Ariel Goodman
News June 23
Millions of People With Felonies Can Now Vote. Most Don’t Know It.
In a handful of key states, no more than 1 in 4 formerly incarcerated people registered in time for the 2020 election, a Marshall Project analysis found.
By Nicole Lewis AND Andrew R. Calderón
Feature August 11, 2020
“Nowhere Else to Go”
A Marshall Project / FRONTLINE film that follows an undocumented family’s struggle to survive homelessness, immigrant detention and a rapidly spreading virus.
By Emily Kassie
The state Department of Licensing temporarily closed its driver...s licensing and other service counters to the public. Photographed in Tacoma, Wash., on Tuesday, March 17, 2020.
Coronavirus May 26, 2020
No Photo ID, No Services: Coronavirus Poses Steep Hurdles After Prison
For many people leaving prison during the pandemic, closed DMVs mean closed doors.
By Christie Thompson
At Elizabeth Detention Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey, pictured here in 2008, a staff member recently tested positive for COVID-19, the first known case in the U.S. immigration detention system.
Coronavirus March 24, 2020
“Everybody’s Scared”: Panic At Immigrant Detention Center After Positive Coronavirus Test
Detainees say officials give them little information and are not doing enough to reduce their risk.
By Emily Kassie
Officials toured an area where detainees live at the Elizabeth Detention Center in New Jersey in 2008.
Coronavirus March 19, 2020
First ICE Employee Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Case confirmed at Elizabeth, N.J., facility currently holding almost 200 detainees.
By Emily Kassie
Manuel Herrera, whose family brought him to the U.S. from Honduras in 1976, at Varick Street Immigration Court in New York.
Case in Point May 21, 2018
Citizen? Prove it.
After 22 years, Manuel Herrera discovers that it’s complicated.
By Christie Thompson
Life Inside June 1, 2017
I’m a Bail Bondsman Who’s Tired of Being Demonized
A small business owner fights back against changes in the bail industry.
By Chris Blaylock as told to Alysia Santo
Case in Point March 20, 2017
When “No” Doesn’t Mean “No”
Did the subject invoke his right to remain silent?
By Andrew Cohen
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