Stories from the high-incarceration states of the South.
Coronavirus
April 8
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.
News
March 29
Guards smuggle in most contraband, people who live in or work at prisons say.
News and Awards
March 2
Honored with a gold medal for “Welcome to The Zo.”
Feature
February 26
A court battle over an obscure Tennessee statute freed these men from prison. Years later, they were told they must return.
News
February 19
The deep freeze has been terrible for many Texans, but prisoners have little way to get warm.
News and Awards
February 12
Our investigation exposed Mississippi’s modern-day debtors prisons.
Feature
February 12
In Baton Rouge, police dogs bit a teenager 17 or younger every three weeks, on average.
Life Inside
February 11
“At the heart of our mental chess game lies a profound lesson: The difference between being content or distraught is a matter of perspective.”
News
January 19
People getting out of prison are bringing the virus outside because lockups aren’t taking basic precautions. Overtaxed halfway houses and other reentry programs are left to pick up the slack.
News
January 19
But will high-tech programs replace “the human touch” when the virus ebbs?