Prison Abuse

Feature November 27

Why Is Karl Taylor Dead?

Our prisons are our mental wards. One fatal case in New York shows where that can lead.

By Tom Robbins

Life Inside March 1

The Everyday Chaos of Incarceration

“Nothing about life inside prison is normal.”

By Jerry Metcalf

Feature October 26, 2017

We are Witnesses

The American criminal justice system consists of 2.2 million people behind bars, plus tens of millions of family members, corrections and police officers, parolees, victims of crime, judges, prosecutors and defenders.

By The Marshall Project

News April 28, 2017

Just Another Week in Hell

The news from your local lockup is not good.

By Ken Armstrong

Case in Point December 5, 2016

How America’s Most Famous Federal Prison Faced a Dirty Secret

The case that awakened us to the mental health trauma of “Supermax”

By Andrew Cohen

Feature November 15, 2016

Inmates Say They Paid a Bloody Price for a Guard's Injury

Prisoners describe a rampage by correctional officers in a New York prison.

By Tom Robbins

Commentary August 12, 2016

End Prisons-for-Profit

A scathing report calls for “better oversight.” That’s not enough.

By Carl Takei

Feature July 6, 2016

Inside the Deadly World of Private Prisoner Transport

Tens of thousands of people every year are packed into vans run by for-profit companies with almost no oversight.

By Eli Hager and Alysia Santo

Feature March 24, 2016

The Deadly Consequences of Solitary With a Cellmate

Imagine living in a cell that’s smaller than a parking space — with a homicidal roommate.

By Christie Thompson and Joe Shapiro

News December 20, 2015

Spotting the ‘Red Flags’ of Abusive Prison Guards

Under pressure, New York says it will better track correctional officers

By Tom Robbins