In New York Prisons, Lack of Medical Care Led to Preventable Deaths
Photos and video by Angus Mordant for The Marshall ProjectPhoto illustration of David Riley by Celina Fang; source image from ...
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Tag: Prison and Jail Conditions
Mississippi Jail Deaths Remain Uncounted as Deadly Problems Persist
Amid the 2020 pandemic, Andrew Jones suffered a series of crises. The one-time youth cheerleading coach in Mississippi’s Pine Belt ...
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These Families Wanted to Lay Their Loved Ones to Rest. They Had to Bring Them Home From Prison First.
Teresa Henderson’s son, Steven Kidd Jr., died on Sept. 12 inside Jackson Correctional Institution in Malone, Florida. A prison chaplain ...
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‘The Alabama Solution’: A Humanitarian Crisis in Grainy Detail
Roughly 13 minutes into “The Alabama Solution,” a revelatory new documentary about the long-simmering humanitarian crisis in Alabama’s state prisons, ...
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No Showers, Black Mold and Clogged Toilets: America’s Jails Are Disgusting
Illustrations by Isabel Seliger Poor sanitation in jails has been the subject of civil rights lawsuits for decades. Plumbing issues, ...
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Can a Biometric Bracelet Stop People From Dying in Jail?
Filed 6:00 a.m. EDT 10.08.2025 Jails across the country are trying a high-tech solution to keep prisoners safe. Will it ...
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What a Heat Wave Is Like Inside a Missouri Prison
By Ivy Scott, The Marshall Project, and Jeremy Hann In May, Missouri became one of the northernmost states to hear ...
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How We Analyzed the Justice Department’s Death in Custody Data
A quarter-century ago, Congress passed the Death in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA), which mandated that the Justice Department collect information ...
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Why Doesn’t the U.S. Government Know How Many People Die in Custody?
Illustrations by Josie Norton for The Marshall Project Was George Floyd killed by a police officer? The official answer, according ...
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How to Get Information After a Death in Prison or Jail
Thousands of people die in U.S. prisons and jails each year. The surviving families are often left asking basic questions: ...
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