Alfred Roberts was feeling a similar disillusionment at New York’s Sing Sing Correctional Facility on January 6, 2021, as he ...

As the nation celebrates two and a half centuries of independence, we put together a syllabus of some essential criminal ...

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Hosted by Lawrence Bartley, publisher of “The Marshall Project Inside,” and co-creator/director Donald Washington Jr., ...

Weeks before calling to abolish capital punishment in Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine commuted the man’s death sentence to life in ...

It’s a summer ritual in many American cities — declaring a juvenile curfew to keep troublemaking teenagers off the streets. This summer at least one city—Austin—has decided not to sound the alarm. The ...

Lexie Handlang was sexually assaulted soon after she arrived in a Missouri prison. Here, she charts her ongoing road to ...

This story is part of “Trump Two: Six Months In,” our series taking stock of the administration’s efforts to reshape immigration enforcement and criminal justice. Weeks into President Donald Trump’s ...

In the spirit of Frederick Douglass’ landmark speech — and America at 250 — immigrants explain what Independence Day means to them.

On Wednesday, Jan. 15, the family of Robert Brooks filed a lawsuit against the officers and some state officials that included numerous photos detailing his assault. This is The Marshall Project’s ...

Fifty years ago, Americans set out on a polarizing mission: to find a just and fair way to punish the worst of the worst crimes by execution. In some ways, this was a surprising choice. In 1972, a ...

The NYPD is leading the adoption of the “data-driven” initiative. Experts warn that some of the tactics are anything but precise.