heartbreaking story of how a group of Texas prisoners awaiting execution found escape and therapy in role-playing # | Continue reading
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The president’s mass pardon may signal a shift in the federal approach to cannabis, but it won’t let anyone out of prison. | Continue reading
We asked people in prison to track their earning and spending — and bartering and side hustles — for 30 days. Their accounts reveal a thriving underground economy behind bars. | Continue reading
A high-profile mass shooting at a Chicago suburb’s July 4 parade was the nation’s fourth in recent weeks. | Continue reading
We asked people behind bars what services and programs could have changed the course of their lives. Therapy, affordable housing and a living wage topped the list. | Continue reading
At the National Forensic Academy, crime scene investigators learn to dowse for the dead, though it’s not backed by science. | Continue reading
Goods are scarce in any correctional facility, but the circumstances are especially dire for those in isolation. Here’s how people in “the box” use their ingenuity, collaboration skills and a form ... | Continue reading
They can’t go to classes or prison jobs, and they don’t have tablets or televisions. But they do have radios. | Continue reading
What happens when you throw a teenager into an adult prison? Guess. | Continue reading
“The time has come to create some level of accountability for prosecutors.” | Continue reading
The case of Rodney Reed — whose innocence claims were championed by the reality TV star — raises questions about celebrities’ role in the criminal justice system. | Continue reading
I was born in D.C. to South Indian parents. But it wasn’t until I had to personally negotiate the criminal justice system that I fully realized what many Americans of color have to deal with. | Continue reading
After the success of her novel Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen spent years trying to prove a man's innocence. Now she’s “absolutely broke” and “seriously ill,” and her next book is “years past dead... | Continue reading
Rahsaan “New York” Thomas is barred from COVID-related release from San Quentin because his 20-year-old crime was violent. GoFundMe cancelled his legal defense campaign for the same reason. Here’s ... | Continue reading
“At the heart of our mental chess game lies a profound lesson: The difference between being content or distraught is a matter of perspective.” | Continue reading
Every law student knows John Brady’s name. But few know the story of the bumbling murder that ended in a landmark legal ruling. | Continue reading
I once surveyed a plot of land for a future prison. Now I live in one. | Continue reading
A series on the damage police dogs inflict on Americans, published in collaboration with AL.com, IndyStar and the Invisible Institute. | Continue reading
The feminist icon’s legacy on issues such as prisoners’ rights, the death penalty, racial justice and tribal sovereignty has been less examined. | Continue reading
The president has spent millions on misleading Facebook ads targeting undecided voters, while Joe Biden has been virtually silent. | Continue reading
Disproportionate use of force can turn a peaceful protest violent, research shows. | Continue reading
With about 200,000 people flowing into and out of jails every week, there are great risks not only for the detained, but also for jail workers and surrounding communities. | Continue reading
Americans on a mind-boggling incarceration road trip. Day One. | Continue reading
In Mississippi prisons, even the guards aren’t safe. | Continue reading
Mississippi’s restitution program forces people to work off their debts | Continue reading
2018 drop extends decades-long trend, but rapes rise for sixth straight year | Continue reading
“Down in a wastewater-treatment pit, I kept furiously shoving the black liquid toward the pump, with a squeegee.” | Continue reading
If it sounds too good to be true, legal experts say, it probably is. | Continue reading
The multimillion-dollar deception cost the victims more than their savings. | Continue reading
Some states control defendants by making them wear 50,000-volt stun cuffs, but the practice is open to abuse. | Continue reading
In Detroit, court-appointed lawyers for the poor take on large caseloads at the expense of their clients, a new report says. | Continue reading
The Marshall Project is a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. | Continue reading
In New York City, officers are illegally using information from arrests that have been sealed, according to a lawsuit. The practice is legal in more than two dozen states. | Continue reading
“Whatever would come of this, they wouldn’t expel me or anything,” said a 17-year-old reporter. “I’m just presenting the facts.” | Continue reading
“I’ve seen disasters averted, even a gang war set aside because of these simple words: 'What would your mother think?'” | Continue reading
Outdated or inaccurate charges often linger on people’s records and lead to devastating new stints in jail. | Continue reading
Exercising my right to a jury trial cost me years of my life. | Continue reading
Action is limited so far, but organizers are cheering the media attention. | Continue reading
How the most notorious gangster of all got railroaded in Philadelphia. | Continue reading
Scenes from a so-called sanctuary city in the Trump era. | Continue reading