News
August 10
Three years after the First Step Act required the Bureau of Prisons to treat more people with medications for opioid addiction, only a tiny fraction are receiving them.
Inside Out
July 1
When coronavirus hit federal prisons, the top officials had no health care experience.
Coronavirus
June 30
People who live and work in prisons worry they remain vulnerable, even as life behind bars returns to business as usual.
Feature
June 29
During the pandemic, prison officials could have prevented sickness and death by releasing those who were most vulnerable to coronavirus and least likely to reoffend — older incarcerated people.
Coronavirus
June 24
The Marshall Project and The Associated Press collected data on COVID-19 infections in state and federal prisons every week. See how the virus affected correctional facilities near you.
Feature
April 23
At the start of the pandemic, we asked four incarcerated people to chronicle daily life with the coronavirus. Here, they reveal what they witnessed and how they coped with the chaos, fear, isolation and deaths.
Coronavirus
April 6
Despite CDC advice to vaccinate prisoners quickly, two-thirds of states lag behind the general population.
The System
November 13, 2020
Sure, prisons and jails are dangerous places. But everyday life inside isn’t as explosive as TV and movies make it look.
Life Inside
October 29, 2020
The latest COVID-19 surge is happening behind bars, too. Here’s three accounts from an upstate New York prison hit by the pandemic.
Coronavirus
June 18, 2020
The Bureau of Prisons was unprepared and slow to respond. Then officials took steps that helped spread the virus.