Feature
February 26
A court battle over an obscure Tennessee statute freed these men from prison. Years later, they were told they must return.
Death Sentences
February 10
The Marshall Project tracked every execution in America for more than five years. For condemned people, the path to death grew longer, more winding and erratic.
Coronavirus
April 24, 2020
A new Marshall Project effort has collected data on the prevalence of COVID-19 among prisoners and prison staff. Here's what we know after one month of reporting.
News
September 19, 2019
The state’s byzantine felony disenfranchisement laws keep hundreds of thousands of formerly incarcerated residents from registering to vote.
News
August 13, 2018
A clash over evidence that could help defendants has wider implications.
Feature
February 15, 2018
Tennessee locks ailing, mentally ill, pregnant and juvenile prisoners in isolation to help jails save money.
News
January 24, 2018
On Tennessee’s death row, the old aphorism applies: art is long, life is short.
News
November 21, 2017
Lawsuits say the practice severely penalizes those too poor to pay.
News
May 31, 2016
In Tennessee and other states, former felons can’t always afford it.