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Closing Argument
Why We Still Don’t Have Enough Solid Data on Pregnancy in Prison
Life Inside
When New Jersey Switches Prison Tablet Companies, I’ll Lose 10 Years of Family Memories
Closing Argument
There’s a Lot to Learn About Crime. Trump’s Orders Are Making It Harder to Get Answers.
Jackson
May 12
In Mississippi’s Capital City, Indicted District Attorney Flouts Campaign Disclosure Laws
While he fights federal bribery charges, Jody Owens faces sanctions for not disclosing campaign funds and spending. Weak laws confuse enforcement.
By
Caleb Bedillion
News and Awards
May 7
The Marshall Project Announces $1M Challenge Grant From Board Chair Liz Simons to Support Criminal Justice Journalism
The need for trusted, fact-based reporting has never been more urgent.
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The Marshall Project
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News and Awards
May 5
The Marshall Project Is a Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing
Joe Sexton’s sweeping narrative ‘The Hardest Case for Mercy’ explored the efforts to spare the life of the Parkland school shooter.
By
The Marshall Project
News and Awards
May 2
The Marshall Project Wins National Health Care Journalism Award for Excellence in Audio Reporting
The reporting exposed the impact of widespread drug testing on pregnant people.
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The Marshall Project
Feature
May 1
When Prison Nurses Must Choose Between Loyalty to Abusive Guards and Devotion to Patients
In dozens of cases, medical personnel in New York prisons were accused of covering up beatings — some under pressure — and rarely faced punishment.
By
Joseph Neff
and
Alysia Santo
News and Awards
April 30
The Marshall Project Wins Two National Headliner Awards for Excellence in Journalism
The honor is for outstanding work in investigative and digital journalism.
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Newark mayor released after arrest at immigration facility protest, says, ‘I didn’t do anything wrong’
Top White House adviser Stephen Miller says 'we're actively looking at' suspending due process for migrants
Does Trump Have the Power to Install Jeanine Pirro as Interim U.S. Attorney?
US Customs and Border Protection Quietly Revokes Protections for Pregnant Women and Infants
Rümeysa Öztürk, Tufts student, thanks supporters after release
CPD use of home search warrants sees steep drop amid reform
Inmate transferred to Oklahoma by Trump administration denied clemency, set to be executed
Trump’s pardon of Michele Fiore breaks with tradition, experts say
Barnard suspends WKCR and Spectator reporters who covered Butler Library protest
White House May Try to Suspend the Writ of Habeas Corpus in Order to Facilitate Deportation of Migrants
The acquittal of Tyre Nichols’ killers and the hollow promise of 2020.
The Real Motive Behind the Real ID–Deadline Charade
Opinion
Opinion
Bureau of Prisons freezes some hiring amid Trump cuts
Why Do More Police Officers Die by Suicide Than in the Line of Duty?
David Souter, Former Supreme Court Justice, Dies at 85
New Law Requires Priests to Break Seal of Confession to Report Child Abuse
Unsealed files in NYC mayor's criminal case shed light on investigation
Feature
April 30
In Some New York Prisons, Infirmaries Are Dens of Hidden Violence
After guards beat Robert Brooks to death in December, The Marshall Project found dozens more allegations of abuse in medical rooms lacking cameras.
By
Alysia Santo
and
Joseph Neff
Analysis
April 29
Trump’s New Order on Policing Seems Sweeping. But What Will It Really Change?
The president’s directive may please some law enforcement officials, but some experts say certain provisions are redundant and ignore how police agencies really work.
By
Daphne Duret
News
April 28
Trump’s Anti-DEI Push Raises Concerns Among Black Officers in Local Police Departments
DEI professionals and officers of color fear that a Trump-led backlash will erase the diversity gains made after the George Floyd protests.
By
Wilbert L. Cooper
Closing Argument
April 26
Not In Our Backyard: Some Pro-Trump Towns Push Against Detention Centers
Opposition to an immigration detention center in Leavenworth, Kansas, illustrates a tension playing out across the country.
By
Jamiles Lartey