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Closing Argument
June 24
What the Fight Over Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ Reveals About Policing of Protests
Opponents of the proposed police training facility have launched a petition for a vote — and some face charges as domestic terrorists.
By
Jamiles Lartey
News
September 25, 2020
Is Violent Crime Rising In Cities Like Trump Says? Well, It’s Complicated.
Trump speaks of "anarchy and mayhem" in cities. Here's what the data really shows.
By
Weihua Li
The Frame
June 3, 2020
Masks On, Fists Up: Scenes from New York City’s Protests Against Police Violence
Some of the city’s most famous streets, emptied by the pandemic, fill with demonstrators and police in riot gear.
Photographs and text by
Emily Kassie
News
June 1, 2020
Why So Many Police Are Handling the Protests Wrong
Disproportionate use of force can turn a peaceful protest violent, research shows.
By
Maggie Koerth
and
Jamiles Lartey
Commentary
July 3, 2018
Revolutionary Moments in Law Enforcement
Had British authorities and their soldiers exercised de-escalation tactics, would the United States exist today?
By
Robin Washington
Looking Back
March 1, 2018
The Kerner Omission
How a landmark report on the 1960s race riots fell short on police reform
By
Nicole Lewis
Feature
February 1, 2018
The First Ever Marshall Project Guide to the Super Bowl
A criminal justice matchup
By
Justin George
The Frame
December 3, 2015
Black Lives Matter Protesters are “Tired,” “Hopeful,” “Ready”
Minneapolis sit-in for Jamar Clark stretches through a third week.
Photographs by
Angela Jimenez
News
June 22, 2015
School Ties
Columbia students rally to get their school to divest from private prison companies.
By
Clare Sestanovich
News
March 19, 2015
Behind the Hashtag
#Blacklivesmatter wants to stay black.
By
Simone Weichselbaum