The Marshall Project

Justice Talk April 25

From kids who end up in jail because they skipped school to juveniles in adult prisons: read these before our chat about juvenile justice on Wednesday, April 27.

By Eli Hager and Blair Hickman

LETTER TO THE EDITOR April 24

“Reform is hard. As we see in Boston, Cincinnati, and elsewhere, progress is generally slow, uneven, and incremental in nature, but that doesn’t make it any less real.”

Life Inside April 21

Why I Hated Being a Cop

Moral conflicts at every turn.

By Raeford Davis as told to David Gambacorta

Analysis April 20

What You Need to Know if the Supreme Court Takes the Case of Duane Buck

Was he sentenced to death “because he is black”?

By Maurice Chammah

Commentary April 18

Some of Our Best Work of the Past Year

From David Simon's Baltimore anguish to elite police fraternities to teens behind bars.

By Bill Keller

News April 17

The Scandal-Singed DAs Who Want to Be Judges

For decades, California prosecutors covered up unethical deals with jailhouse informers.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

Life Inside April 14

The War on Drugs Isn't Even Working in Prison

Frequent urine tests, controversial scanners, and false positives.

By Kenneth E. Hartman

News April 14

Should Prisoners Be Allowed to Have Facebook Pages?

A new policy in Texas limits inmates’ access to social media, creating a First Amendment conundrum.

By Maurice Chammah

Analysis April 12

How the Drug Shortage Has Slowed the Death-Penalty Treadmill

Only 4 states are currently carrying out lethal injections, and 10 are considering other methods.

By Maurice Chammah and Tom Meagher

Feature April 12

The Prison Visit That Cost My Family $2,370

How loved ones bear the hidden cost of shipping inmates out of state.

by Eli Hager and Rui Kaneya