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An employee at a medical marijuana cultivator in Ohio works with a marijuana plant.
Q&A January 14, 2019
How Dangerous is Marijuana, Really?
A Marshall Project virtual roundtable.
By The Marshall Project
Q&A January 7, 2019
The Case Against Cannabis
A journalist’s pursuit of the truth about marijuana, mental illness and violence.
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A reporter broadcasts while police give orders for crowds to disperse in West Baltimore after the 2015 funeral of Freddie Gray, who died in police custody.
Q&A November 28, 2018
1,000 Days of Opening Statement
The Marshall Project’s Andrew Cohen on how he curates our popular morning newsletter and what’s changed in criminal justice news since it began four years ago.
By The Marshall Project
Central American asylum seekers, including a Honduran girl, 2, and her mother, are taken into custody near the U.S.-Mexico border in June in McAllen, Texas.
Q&A June 19, 2018
What You Should Know About Family Separations
Yes, it’s Trump policy. No, it’s not the law.
By Julia Preston
CNN commentator and host Van Jones supports the First Step Act, a bill that would improve some conditions for the nation’s 185,000 federal prisoners.
Q&A June 18, 2018
Van Jones Answers His Critics
The CNN host defends his involvement with a controversial prison reform bill and the Trump White House.
By Justin George
Jennifer Thompson has spoken about how wrongful convictions contribute to crime by allowing the guilty to go free.
Q&A March 21, 2018
When the Innocent Go to Prison, How Many Guilty Go Free?
A husband and wife want to upend how we talk about wrongful convictions.
By Maurice Chammah
Crime scene investigators collect evidence after 13 people were injured in an attack at the Ohio State University campus in 2016.
Q&A November 15, 2017
Violent Crime: A Conversation
Is it rising or declining? Does it matter?
By The Marshall Project
From left, Antwan Williams, Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods of the Ear Hustle podcast.
Q&A November 9, 2017
Ear Hustle Looks Ahead to Season Two
The creators of the podcast from San Quentin talk about what they learned in their first go-round.
By The Marshall Project
Brandon L. Garrett
Q&A October 2, 2017
What’s Behind the Decline in the Death Penalty?
A new book explores the slow demise of the ultimate punishment.
By Maurice Chammah
From left to right, Antwan Williams, Earlonne Woods, and Nigel Poor, co-creators and co-producers of the "Ear Hustle" podcast, conduct an interview by cell phone at San Quentin Prison.
Q&A June 12, 2017
Meet the Creators of the New Podcast From Inside San Quentin Prison
The inmate-produced show will tell intimate stories of daily life behind bars.
By Beth Schwartzapfel
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