How ‘The Alabama Solution’ Documents the ‘Horrors’ Inside Prisons
This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this ...
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Tag: Prison Violence
‘Attica Day’ Is Fading Fast. Here’s Why This 53-Year-Old Tradition Still Matters.
For decades, New York prisoners have refused meals on Sept. 13 to mark the end of the 1971 Attica prison ...
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Dozens of Killings Inside Mississippi Prisons Often Go Unprosecuted
Data analysis by Paul D’Ambrosio, The Marshall Project - Jackson; Additional reporting contributed by Caleb Bedillion, The Marshall Project - ...
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Why People in Ohio Prisons Are Staying Longer Under the Reagan Tokes Law
In the final month of his two-year prison term, a guard ordered Lamar Clark Jr. into a cramped office. Against ...
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How Ohio’s Reagan Tokes Law Keeps People in Prison Longer
Filed 6:00 a.m. EDT 04.10.2025 It came as a response by lawmakers to a horrific crime. Now, thousands of people ...
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Inhumane Prison and Jail Conditions Prompt Calls for Federal Takeovers
Filed 12:00 p.m. EST 12.14.2024 Some state and local lockups are facing federal intervention due to problems ranging from filthy ...
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Prison Violence Against Transgender People: 3 Things to Know
About 2,000 transgender people are incarcerated in federal prisons, according to the Bureau of Prisons — a tiny fraction of ...
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