themarshallproject.orgadded August 2026
The Marshall Projectby Lawrence Bartley2d ago
This month marks the fifth anniversary of our people-powered advice column “Reader to Reader,” a regular feature in News Inside and the brainchild of my former colleague, Ariel Goodman.
The Marshall Projectby The Marshall Project2d ago
The National Association of Black Journalists is honoring The Marshall Project with an NABJ Salute to Excellence Award.
The Marshall Projectby Lauren Villagran3d ago
Editor's Note: Hours after this story published, U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee made public her order appointing an independent monitor to oversee conditions for children in immigration detention...
The Marshall Projectby Tammy Galarza3d ago
“Sending Kites” is a monthly column from The Marshall Project that explores challenges faced by people with incarcerated loved ones and by people in jails and prisons. Check our previous columns.
The Marshall Projectby The Marshall Project4d ago
The Marshall Project and St. Louis Public Radio have received a 2026 National Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Innovation for their collaborative project “Remember Me,” a community art...
The Marshall Projectby Maurice Chammah5d ago
In the Early ’90s, the Lifers Group Tried to Warn Kids About the Perils of Prison This essay is part of Redemption Songs, a limited-run newsletter that spotlights one song each week by incarcerated...
The Marshall Projectby Geoff Hing6d ago
This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters.
The Marshall Projectby Ivy Scott7d ago
Technology analyst CJ Jones was inspired to learn to code after years talking on the phone with his father, Charles Jones Sr., who is currently incarcerated in Missouri state prison.
The Marshall Projectby Ivy Scott8d ago
The Marshall Project has been investigating the effects of extreme heat on prisons and jails for nearly a decade.
The Marshall Projectby Shannon Heffernan10d ago
The Joliet Treatment Center is a prison in Illinois with a mission to provide mental healthcare to people with serious needs.
The Marshall Projectby Maurice Chammah12d ago
This essay is part of Redemption Songs, a limited-run newsletter that spotlights one song each week by incarcerated artists.
The Marshall Projectby The Marshall Project12d ago
Hospitals across the United States routinely drug test people coming in to give birth, using pee-in-a-cup tests that are notoriously imprecise.
The Marshall Projectby Jamiles Lartey13d ago
This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters.
The Marshall Projectby Jamiles Lartey15d ago
For Lynn Novick, photographs offer a window into the past that the written record cannot quite replicate.
The Marshall Projectby Shannon Heffernan17d ago
Illinois lawmakers are calling for changes at the Joliet Treatment Center, after a Marshall Project, Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ investigation exposed an epidemic of fires that resulted in two...
The Marshall Projectby Maurice Chammah19d ago
This essay is part of Redemption Songs, a limited-run newsletter that spotlights one song each week by incarcerated artists.
The Marshall Projectby Jamiles Lartey20d ago
This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters.
The Marshall Projectby Donald Washington, Jr.21d ago
Nearly 2 million people are locked up in the United States within a system primarily designed around punishment.
The Marshall Projectby Aala Abdullahi21d ago
In March, in a bombshell ruling, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down mandatory life in prison without parole for a second-degree murder charge also known as felony murder.
The Marshall Projectby Ilica Mahajan22d ago
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, OHIO – Paitin Pahoundis jolted awake, a siren blaring in her ears. Her friend Samantha Primeau was in her room. It was time. The other girls, Samantha told her, were gone.
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