The Marshall Project Menu icon The Marshall Project Nonprofit journalism about criminal justice Search About Newsletters Donate A nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system Search Magnifying glass Local Network Cleveland Jackson St. Louis Projects Inside Story News Inside Life Inside Mauled The Language Project The Record The System Topics Death Penalty Immigration Juvenile Justice Mental Health Policing Politics Race About About Us Local Network The Marshall Project Inside News & Awards Impact People Supporters Jobs Investigate This! Newsletters Events Donate Feedback? Arrow support@themarshallproject.org St. Louis St. Louis Jail Is a ‘Potential Powder Keg’ Closing Argument Fish Tanks, Plants and Podcast Studios — Some States Try a New Approach to Incarceration Life Inside How I Became an Opera Composer in a Maximum Security Prison Cleveland April 22 Ohio Is Lifting Old Driver’s License Suspensions for Unpaid Fines. Here’s What to Know. The state will automatically cancel certain suspensions. Letters will be mailed to eligible drivers, sharing steps for getting licenses back. By Rachel Dissell News and Awards April 18 The Marshall Project’s Inside Story Season 2 Nominated for 2025 Peabody Award The award-winning video series takes viewers into the lives and experiences of people impacted by the criminal justice system. By The Marshall Project The Record The most popular topics in criminal justice today Immigration Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE Deportation Second Trump administration Immigration Detention Trump Administration Supreme Court Cleveland April 17 All Stick, No Carrot: Ohio’s Reagan Tokes Law Acts as a ‘One-Way Ratchet’ for Prison Time Intended to curb prison violence with promises of early release, the law is turning out as unbalanced as critics feared, with sentences extended at every turn. By Doug Livingston Closing Argument April 12 The Bipartisan Push to Rethink Long Sentences for Abuse Survivors A Georgia bill offers a model for other states looking to protect people who are accused or convicted of crimes stemming from their abuse. By Shannon Heffernan News April 12 Who Is Billy Marshall? What to Know About Trump’s New Bureau of Prisons Director West Virginia’s top corrections official led a troubled state agency, and will now head a federal bureaucracy plagued with problems of its own. By Beth Schwartzapfel, Keri Blakinger and Shannon Heffernan Get Involved April 10 Did Your Family Member Die in Prison or Jail? What Happened Next? Your insights help inform The Marshall Project’s reporting on what families go through when someone dies in custody. By The Marshall Project Opening Statement Links from this mornings’s email Pope Francis altered some church teachings, upheld others Supreme Court to Weigh Use of L.G.B.T.Q. Children’s Books in Schools Immigrants sleep on floors as Trump crackdown strains detention centers ACLU asks Supreme Court to rule broadly on Venezuelan deportations Kansas immigrant detention center unpopular with residents Miami-Dade breached settlement protecting undocumented immigrants from being handed over to ICE How one Illinois man is studying to be a lawyer – from inside a Minnesota prison California Halts Medical Parole, Sends Several Critically Ill Patients Back to Prison Novel approaches can chip away at gun violence, make a big difference Opinion: When a hat becomes a threat : NPR Opinion Lower courts are the nation’s battlefields to defend the rule of law French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found St. Paul gun violence is declining. Here's what's helping. Cleveland April 10 How Ohio’s Reagan Tokes Law Keeps People in Prison Longer It came as a response by lawmakers to a horrific crime. Now, thousands of people imprisoned since 2019 risk more time behind bars for breaking rules. By Doug Livingston Jackson April 8 Search Mississippi Criminal Justice Bills as They Move Through the Legislature Use our interactive bill tracker to stay informed on changes to courts, policing, prisons and more. By Caleb Bedillion Closing Argument April 5 Trump Is Targeting International Students Over Pro-Palestinian Protests. But Is It Legal? After the administration revoked 300 students’ visas, the courts will have to decide if the Constitution protects the free speech of noncitizens. By Jamiles Lartey Life Inside April 4 I Changed My Violent Prison Life in the Most Random Way: I Quit Drinking Soda This simple act of self-denial forced me to admit that a major source of my life’s problems was my lack of self-discipline. By Eric Williams About People Jobs Sitemap Funders