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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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Why Closing Prisons — Even Bad Ones — Is Complicated

From politics to economics, closing old or bad prisons is not always straightforward. Even some incarcerated people have mixed emotions.

Closing Argument • 07.19.2025

Shackled For Days and Weeks: A Federal Report Finds Widespread Abuse in Prisons

The report, by the Justice Department’s internal watchdog, comes after an investigative series by The Marshall Project and NPR exposed similar abuses.

News • 07.11.2025

Fish Tanks, Plants and Podcast Studios — Some States Try a New Approach to Incarceration

America’s experiment with Scandinavian-inspired prison units is growing — and being tested.

Closing Argument • 04.19.2025

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