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What are records? Since 2014, The Marshall Project has been curating some of the best criminal justice reporting from around the web. In these records you will find the most recent and the most authoritative articles on the topics, people and events that are shaping the criminal justice conversation. The Marshall Project does not endorse the viewpoints or vouch for the accuracy of reports other than its own.

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Ending the Golden State Era of Solitary Confinement

California could reshape the practice as other states limit isolation. Meanwhile, prisons aren’t keeping pace.

Closing Argument • 09.02.2023

Cruel Summer: When Basic Survival Can Become Illegal

Extreme heat heightens the tensions between homeless communities and the police.

Closing Argument • 08.26.2023

Why Fighting California Wildfires Was the Best Prison Job I Ever Had

On the fire line, David Desmond found that racial segregation and gang affiliation could not withstand the unifying power of extinguishing a blaze.

Life Inside • 08.04.2023

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