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Election 2020
March 12, 2020
Trump's Surprising Popularity in Prison
Many incarcerated white people said they'd re-elect the president—if given the chance.
By
Nicole Lewis
and
Christina Cauterucci
with data analysis by
Anna Flagg
News
November 7, 2017
A Timely Prison Project? Or a G.O.P. Congressman’s Boondoggle?
Even the Trump administration casts doubt on the $444-million plan.
By
Eli Hager
Feature
September 24, 2017
How Conservatives Learned to Love Free Lawyers for the Poor
By reframing the issue around the evils of big government, Republicans are notching victories that have eluded more liberal legislatures.
By
Alysia Santo
Commentary
January 17, 2017
Dear President Trump: Here’s How to get Right on Crime, Part 1
Focus on intent, tailor the punishment to the crime, prepare prisoners for life after incarceration.
Pat Nolan
Analysis
July 19, 2016
Rhetoric and Reality at the RNC
Does America need to be made safe again? We fact-checked a handful of last night’s claims.
By
The Marshall Project
Analysis
February 12, 2016
Justice Reform, RIP?
The vaunted bipartisan drive to enact federal criminal justice reform is not quite dead. But its pulse is faint.
By
Bill Keller
Feature
January 14, 2016
Republican Candidates on Criminal Justice: A Primer
Their sixth debate is in Charleston, a city still recovering from last year’s church killings.
By
The Marshall Project
Commentary
September 15, 2015
Crime, Fear, and the Republicans
Can the GOP interest in criminal justice reform survive Donald Trump?
By
Eric Lewis
Commentary
May 28, 2015
How Nebraska Repealed the Death Penalty
A deep-red state shows the way, with conservatives in the lead.
By
Shari Silberstein
Commentary
February 20, 2015
Where Right Meets Left
The odd-couple alliance on justice reform is not as odd as it seems.
By
Bill Keller