Coronavirus
June 2
Racial disparities grew in five cities as arrests fell, according to our new data analysis.
Coronavirus
May 28
Some prison systems aren’t collecting race data. Others won’t disclose it. Experts say these are big mistakes.
News
May 11
“A judge who deals with prosecutors every day is not going to say, ‘You intentionally discriminated on the basis of race, and you lied about it with pretextual reasons.’”
Coronavirus
March 28
Only 7 percent of black men would be deemed low-risk enough to get out using the federal prison system’s risk assessment tool, according to an analysis.
News
December 3, 2019
A new study finds black people are staying longer in state prisons, even as they face fewer arrests and prison admissions overall.
News
June 10, 2019
Lawmakers change rules after Marshall Project report on compensation fund.
Commentary
November 7, 2018
Florida’s Election Shows the True Promise of Restoring Voting Rights
With the passage of Amendment 4, more than a million people intimately affected by the criminal justice system have become more empowered to shape it.
Feature
September 13, 2018
Seven states won’t give victim aid to people with criminal histories. The policies fall hardest on black families.
Analysis
September 12, 2018
As the NYPD slows arrests for fare evasion, neighborhoods of color remain a target.