The courts have set a 20-day limit on how long children can be detained. However, the new data shows that since Trump retook ...

Police used the Vallejo, California, rapper’s music against him. He used his jailhouse album to call them out by name.

Deputy Mayor Renita Francois will lead a new office that plans to dispatch more mental health professionals instead of police ...

Although there are still instances of transphobia, I no longer let it break me down,” writes Lexie Handlang. “I feel sorry ...

The U.S. government is reneging on key parts of a court settlement it struck with families whose children were seized at the ...

Earlier this month, Josh J. Smith, who served five years in the federal prison system on drug charges, was tapped to be deputy director at the agency that had locked him up. The Bureau of Prisons ...

Across multiple generations, the Celebrezze family built an enduring political dynasty that has wielded power and influence from Cleveland to Washington, D.C. Since the 1920s, Celebrezze family ...

This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters. President Donald ...

The United States is experiencing historic drops in crime across almost all categories, including murder, burglary and motor vehicle theft. But crime statistics don’t necessarily change how safe ...

These graphics are part of “Trump Two: Six Months In,” our series taking stock of the administration’s efforts to reshape immigration enforcement and criminal justice. In the first half of this year, ...