Police procedurals and paperbacks—not to mention the United States Constitution—would lead you to believe a trial by jury is the bedrock of the U.S. criminal justice system. Trouble is, trials are ...

Dozens of immigrants have died in ICE detention since Trump took office. In recent days, two people, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo ...

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The Marshall Project spent a year investigating how police enforce gun laws in Chicago. The city has some of the strictest firearm regulations in the country, while simultaneously facing persistent ...

At age 17, I was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. I got out due to Supreme Court decisions, but there was one catch: Parole for the rest of my life. On the morning of Feb. 11, 2021 ...

It often starts with suspicion: Why didn’t she call for an ambulance when the bleeding started? What if she didn’t want the baby? Maybe she took something — or inquired about abortion pills? How a ...

Donald Trump’s views on criminal justice remain one of those mysteries he will presumably carry with him, if elected, into the Oval Office, where he’ll sort it all out with the help of the nation’s ...

Prisoners in federal facilities must file most grievances with the guards — a system they say exposes them to retaliation, ...

The Marshall Project surveyed people in federal facilities for advice about the complaint process — and how to fix it.

State inspectors said jail staff failed to provide CPR to Jennifer Wade after finding her unresponsive in her cell in February 2025. Correctional staff failed to start CPR the moment they discovered ...

Non-traditional state agencies, from college police to wildlife protection, have been pulled into immigration enforcement.

Anne Meeropol with Robert, left, and Michael, right, in 1954. After their parents' execution, armed police removed the Rosenbergs' sons from the Meeropols' home and placed them in an orphanage before ...