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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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Journalists: How to Get Records the Criminal Justice System Doesn’t Want You to Have

Use these tips from investigative reporter Alysia Santo to map out the systems you must unlock to get the documents you need.

Investigate This • 07.18.2025

How Criminal Records Hold Back Millions of People

More than 70 million Americans with arrest records face barriers to find work or a decent place to live.

Closing Argument • 04.01.2023

We Investigated How Police Use Dogs as Weapons. Here’s How You Can Do It Too.

Our top tips for journalists from the partnership that produced “Mauled.”

News • 12.23.2020

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