Coronavirus
April 15
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
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.
Coronavirus
May 30, 2020
As if coronavirus wasn’t bad enough, plumbing problems are making life in some Texas prisons even more miserable.
Coronavirus
April 16, 2020
Without ventilators, prisons lean on local hospitals to care for coronavirus victims.
Life Inside
April 14, 2020
Trying to stay alive in Sing Sing.
Life Inside
April 10, 2020
“I know firsthand how the looming threat of COVID-19 is being absorbed by all of us behind the walls.”
Coronavirus
April 3, 2020
The case of Patrick Jones, the first federal prisoner to die from COVID-19, epitomizes national debates about criminal justice reform.