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Incarcerated Men at Sing Sing’s First Film Festival Reflect on Movies, Justice, and Change
Closing Argument
The True, Massive Cost of Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans
Life Inside
Life Inside, Remixed: Inside the Underground Economy of Solitary Confinement
An illustration in black-and-white shows a trans person, lying on the ground in a fetal position, with one hand over their face. A figure looms in the foreground with a closed fist.
Analysis November 12
3 Things to Know About Prison Violence Against Transgender People
Key takeaways from our story about one trans woman’s legal battle for accountability.
By
A man wearing a red beanie and a black and red jumpsuit looks down as he stands in the middle of a homeless encampment.
Election 2024 October 25
The Next Front in the War Over Homelessness Is on the Arizona Ballot
Conservatives want to use the criminal justice system to force unhoused people into treatment. It may do more harm than good.
By , The Marshall Project and Pascal Sabino, Bolts
Incarcerated jury members interview Contessa Gayles, director of “Songs From the Hole,” and Mindy Goldberg, producer of “Daughters,” at the Sing Sing film festival.
News and Awards October 24
Documentary Film ‘Songs From the Hole’ Wins Incarcerated Jury Award at Sing Sing
The Marshall Project hosts the first-ever film festival at the historic New York prison.
By The Marshall Project
A combination of 15 screenshots of former President Donald Trump speaking at various events, wearing a suit and tie, and twice wearing a red Make America Great Again hat. In the top left and bottom right corners there is a set of quotation marks in red. The combination of screenshots is on a black solid background.
Election 2024 October 24
Trump Often Repeats These False, Misleading Immigration Claims. Here Are the Facts.
The more someone hears something, the more likely they are to believe it, even when it’s false. Trump has made some of these claims 500 times or more.
By , and
A gray chain-link fence topped with barbed wire outside an Oklahoma jail.
Inside Story October 24
Effort to Provide Low-Cost Health Care Behind Bars Stirs Controversy
Examining a company providing low-cost health care services at jails across the U.S., and a formerly incarcerated person shares how a mentor behind bars saved his life.
By and
An illustration shows, from left: The silhouettes of three people against a blue background with the word "Ohio" layered over the bottom of the silhouettes; a gavel in black; a pale blue shape of a donkey symbolizing Democrats; a simplified indication of barbed wire in the shape of four upside-down "v"s; a keyhole over a map of Ohio in marigold yellow; and a pale pink shape of an elephant symbolizing Republicans against a coral-colored background in the bottom-right section of the illustration.
Cleveland October 24
Election Views From Behind Bars in Ohio: Divided Just Like the Rest of U.S.
We asked nearly 3,000 people living in prison and jail for their thoughts on the presidential race pitting Harris against Trump and his 34 felonies.
By and
An illustration shows, from left, an elephant symbolizing Republicans; simplified figures including a person stepping out with vertical bars to their right, crossed by wavy lines suggesting a flag; a woman holding a sign; a donkey symbolizing Democrats; a ballot box; and hints of barbed wire on either side of the drawing. The color scheme of the drawing is in marigold yellow, coral, blue, black and light gray.
Election 2024 October 24
These Incarcerated People Are Excited for a Woman President
Some people who took our 2024 election survey said Harris represented change. But they were skeptical she’d address their criminal justice concerns.
By and
Election 2024 October 21
Fact-checking Over 12,000 of Donald Trump’s Statements About Immigration
‘I could get elected twice over the wall,’ said former President Trump. It could end up being one of the few true things he’s said about immigration.
By The Marshall Project
A White man wearing a black T-shirt, a gray long-sleeved shirt and blue jeans, holds a clipboard with a voter registration form. A Black woman wearing a light gray cardigan and holding a black purse, points at the registration form as they stand at the entrance of a building. People are standing in front of them in a line.
Closing Argument October 19
Voting Rights Confusion Keeps Formerly Incarcerated People from Casting Ballots
Even when they’re eligible to vote.
By
An illustration shows, from left, an elephant symbolizing Republicans; simplified figures including a person stepping out with vertical bars to their right, crossed by wavy lines suggesting a flag; a woman holding a sign; a donkey symbolizing Democrats; a ballot box; and hints of barbed wire on either side of the drawing. The color scheme of the drawing is in marigold yellow, coral, blue, black and light gray.
Investigate This October 18
Journalists: How to Report on the Political Opinions of People in Prisons and Jails in Your State
More than 54,000 incarcerated people in 45 states shared their views on the presidential election in The Marshall Project’s landmark political survey.
By The Marshall Project
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