Coronavirus
July 9
The Marshall Project is collecting data on COVID-19 infections in state and federal prisons. See how the virus has affected correctional facilities where you live.
Coronavirus
June 18
The Bureau of Prisons was unprepared and slow to respond. Then officials took steps that helped spread the virus.
Coronavirus
May 30
As if coronavirus wasn’t bad enough, plumbing problems are making life in some Texas prisons even more miserable.
Coronavirus
April 16
Without ventilators, prisons lean on local hospitals to care for coronavirus victims.
Life Inside
April 14
Trying to stay alive in Sing Sing.
Life Inside
April 10
“I know firsthand how the looming threat of COVID-19 is being absorbed by all of us behind the walls.”
Coronavirus
April 3
The case of Patrick Jones, the first federal prisoner to die from COVID-19, epitomizes national debates about criminal justice reform.
Life Inside
April 1
“I tell my husband to keep my son in another room, while I put my uniform in a trash bag and take a long shower.”
Life Inside
March 25
“I'd give anything to trade places with you right now.”
Life Inside
March 18
“I cannot help but linger on the faces of the elderly prisoners and think about how they are unlikely to survive this.”