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Heavily-armed police deployed during protests over the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., in 2014.
News January 8, 2021
Hidden in Bill Passed Over Trump’s Veto: Limits on Police Militarization
But local cops can still receive Pentagon equipment, including automatic rifles.
By Eli Hager and David Eads
Law enforcement officers amassed along Lake Street in Minneapolis as fires burned during a night of unrest and protests over the death of George Floyd.
News June 3, 2020
From Michael Brown to George Floyd: What We’ve Learned About Policing
Stories from The Marshall Project’s archives that shine a light on police, violence and racial inequality in America
By Weihua Li
Feature March 30, 2017
When Warriors Put on the Badge
Many veterans make careers in policing. Some bring war home.
By Simone Weichselbaum and Beth Schwartzapfel
St. Louis County police make an arrest Dec. 15, 2015 in Jennings, Mo.
Commentary February 9, 2016
Does Predictive Policing Lead to More Police in Black Communities? Readers React
What you had to say about our latest story on predictive policing.
By Maurice Chammah
Feature February 3, 2016
Policing the Future
In the aftermath of Michael Brown's death, St. Louis cops embrace crime-predicting software.
By Maurice Chammah, with additional reporting by Mark Hansen
Feature May 26, 2015
Policing the Police
As the Justice Department pushes reform, some changes don't last.
By Simone Weichselbaum
Justice Lab January 15, 2015
‘Blame Liberals’
A new book faults Ted Kennedy, Joe Biden and the NAACP for our prison state.
By Dana Goldstein
Feature December 3, 2014
The Pentagon Finally Details its Weapons-for-Cops Giveaway
Bellying up to the arsenal.
By Shawn Musgrave, Tom Meagher and Gabriel Dance
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