When the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) announced in April of this year that it was closing the federal women’s prison in Dublin, California, there were some people who celebrated the news. I understand why: ...

Los Angeles County is one of many places that have struggled to maintain safe conditions for youth and seen reform efforts ...

For formerly incarcerated activist Dorsey Nunn, the most wonderful time of the year is a holiday bicycle giveaway for kids ...

The sheriff’s department lags behind other agencies by failing to offer a website to help the public quickly learn who’s ...

This practice has always been controversial, especially in communities of color where the use of field interrogations has ...

A Marshall Project and News 5 investigation inspired a bipartisan bill to address the license suspension crisis affecting ...

In lawsuits and interviews, people held at Lee penitentiary described correctional officers breaking teeth, fracturing ribs ...

With new restrictions on gender-affirming care, prisons confiscate underwear from trans people and compel them to cut their ...

Mothers were reported after they were given medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, to reduce anxiety or to ...

The Marshall Project receives nearly 3,000 letters a year from people behind bars. Each one tells a different story about the ...

Moldy mattresses, 24/7 lights and constant noise contribute to a persistent health and safety crisis in prisons and jails.

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