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An illustration shows, clockwise from bottom left: a person's feet representing someone arriving to court; a view of the exterior of a municipal court; the Cuyahoga County Court; a person going through a revolving door; elevator buttons; and a judge looking at a stack of papers. Two pieces of paper float throughout the illustration.
News and Awards May 16
The Marshall Project Honored in 10 Categories by the Society for News Design
The competition honors the best in visual journalism and design in the world.
By The Marshall Project
Liz Simons
News and Awards May 7
The Marshall Project Announces $1M Challenge Grant From Board Chair Liz Simons to Support Criminal Justice Journalism
The need for trusted, fact-based reporting has never been more urgent.
By The Marshall Project
News and Awards May 5
The Marshall Project Is a Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing
Joe Sexton’s sweeping narrative ‘The Hardest Case for Mercy’ explored the efforts to spare the life of the Parkland school shooter.
By The Marshall Project
Susan Horton, a White woman wearing a black tank top and black pants, poses for a portrait inside a greenhouse.
News and Awards May 2
The Marshall Project Wins National Health Care Journalism Award for Excellence in Audio Reporting
The reporting exposed the impact of widespread drug testing on pregnant people.
By The Marshall Project
In a photo collage in tones of yellow and black and white, from left, The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) seal; two members of the St. Louis Police Department Crime Lab walking with their backs to the camera; DNA testing strips and a person using a microscope; dollar bills being cut with scissors; two members of the SLMPD overlaid on a chart that shows that in 2011, there were 921 officers and in 2024, there were 650 officers; Additional text says “Homicide numbers spiked as police staffing dropped.”
News and Awards April 30
The Marshall Project Wins Two National Headliner Awards for Excellence in Journalism
The honor is for outstanding work in investigative and digital journalism.
By The Marshall Project
Susan Horton, a White woman wearing a black tank top, arranges her children’s toys on top of a table.
News and Awards April 25
The Marshall Project Named Finalist for 2025 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
The reporting exposed the impact of widespread drug testing on pregnant people.
By The Marshall Project
A logo reading "Peabody Nominee" with the silhouette of a person's head above it is on the left side of the image, and a logo reading "Inside Story" is on the right.
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
Jill Castellano
News and Awards April 7
Jill Castellano Joins The Marshall Project Covering Crime Data
Castellano’s criminology background and history of impactful reporting will expand The Marshall Project’s deep crime coverage.
By The Marshall Project
News and Awards March 17
The Marshall Project Wins NPPA Award for ‘Inside Story’ Investigations
“Inside Story” is an innovative video series that brings critical accountability and investigative journalism to prisons, jails and beyond.
By The Marshall Project
News and Awards February 25
Carroll Bogert Steps Down as President of The Marshall Project
Under her tenure, the organization saw robust growth, developed news products for incarcerated audiences, and expanded into three cities.
By The Marshall Project
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