We Asked Ohio’s Death Row What They Think of Governor’s Death Penalty Reversal
The Marshall Projectby Beth Schwartzapfel9 Jul 2026
Some people on Ohio’s death row praised Gov. Mike DeWine for having the courage to come out against the death penalty.
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97%Made in America: The Products of U.S. Prison Labor Are All Around Us
The Marshall Projectby Daniella Zalcman9 Jul 2026
I spent last summer scouring the South for the products of prison labor in a strange scavenger hunt across small-town America. A freshman’s dorm mattress at Mississippi State University.
A Timely Remix of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ Out of a New York Prison
The Marshall Projectby Maurice Chammah5 Jul 2026
This essay is part of Redemption Songs, a limited-run newsletter that spotlights one song each week by incarcerated artists. Sign up now to get a new song each Sunday afternoon until September.
Public Flogging to Flock Cameras: 250 Years of American Justice
The Marshall Projectby Jamiles Lartey4 Jul 2026
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What, to the Immigrant, Is Your Fourth of July?
The Marshall Projectby Lauren Villagran3 Jul 2026
To say that the second Trump administration has hypercharged immigration enforcement is an understatement.
‘They’re killing DACA’: How Trump Targets Immigrants Who Came as Kids
The Marshall Projectby Lauren Villagran1 Jul 2026
At 7 years old, JeanCarlos Fiallos Manzanares crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, hiding in the trunk of a taxi with his older sister.
With ‘Live on Death Row,’ Rapper Rrome Alone Condemns the Death Penalty
The Marshall Projectby Maurice Chammah28 Jun 2026
This essay is part of Redemption Songs, a limited-run newsletter that spotlights one song each week by incarcerated artists.
Why New York’s ‘Precision Policing’ Raises Civil Rights Concerns
The Marshall Projectby Wilbert L. Cooper27 Jun 2026
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Healing From My Prison Rape Requires Time, Therapy — and Real Friends
The Marshall Projectby Lexie Handlang26 Jun 2026
Betrayed. Hurt. Distraught. Suicidal. These are just some of the emotions I felt after someone who I thought was a friend raped me. I also felt disbelief that what happened actually took place.
What the Supreme Court’s TPS Ruling Means for Haitians and Syrians
The Marshall Projectby Lauren Villagran26 Jun 2026
The Supreme Court’s decision Thursday to let the Trump administration end temporary deportation protections for Haitians and Syrians in the United States clears the way for the president to...