Journalism

News and Awards May 5

The Marshall Project Is a Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing

Joe Sexton’s sweeping narrative ‘The Hardest Case for Mercy’ explored the efforts to spare the life of the Parkland school shooter.

By The Marshall Project

$A magazine called News Inside set against a grainy tan backdrop. Light refracted through prison bars shines onto the magazine.$

News Inside March 11

Strength Behind Bars

News Inside Issue 19 honors women navigating the correctional system.

By Lawrence Bartley

$A magazine called News Inside set against a grainy tan backdrop. The cover says “Sing Sing Film Fest" and features a raised hand holding a film reel. Light refracted through prison bars shines onto the magazine.$

News Inside December 11, 2024

Lights, Camera, Action

News Inside Issue 18 provides a glimpse into the first-ever Sing Sing Film Festival.

By Lawrence Bartley

A photo collage of an illustrated black dog against a green backdrop is at the top left, an illustration of a yellow silhouette of a person walking on barbed wire with the word "violation" below the figure is at the top center, a photo of a magazine cover with a prison facility on the cover is on the top right. Beneath the top row, a photo of a mom and her three children playing in their living room appears on the left, and six different people's faces are in a collage on the right. A collage with the words "Inside Story" is on the bottom right, and a collage of cut out words such as "Criminal" "Con" "Felon" "Convict" "Offender" is on the bottom left.

Analysis November 15, 2024

10 Stories That Defined The Marshall Project’s First 10 Years

For a decade, our journalism has driven change and delivered information to millions, including people behind bars. We’re just getting started.

By The Marshall Project

A person with shoulder-length white hair and a green shirt sits at an L-shaped desk typing on a computer and examining charts.

Investigate This July 25, 2024

Resources to Power Your Criminal Justice Reporting

We’ve compiled guidance on key issues for anyone covering the legal system — from styles and standards to FOIA requests.

By The Marshall Project

An illustration shows a brown, floating jury box against a blue background. There are 12 jurors sitting in the jury box, with two empty chairs on the left.

Life Inside June 14, 2024

A Criminal Justice Journalist Wrestles With Doubts in the Jury Box

A longtime journalist serving on a jury must weigh the flaws of the system against the holes in the gun and drug case he heard.

By Tom Meagher

News and Awards May 6, 2024

The Marshall Project Wins the Dart Award for “The Mercy Workers”

Our feature on mitigation specialists who help save people from the death penalty was recognized for making “significant contributions to public understanding of trauma-related issues.”

By The Marshall Project

News and Awards December 8, 2023

Doug Livingston Joins The Marshall Project - Cleveland as Staff Writer

Livingston comes to The Marshall Project - Cleveland with a history of award-winning data-driven investigative reporting.

By The Marshall Project

News and Awards December 4, 2023

The Marshall Project Partners With DocumentCloud for Upgraded Klaxon Site-Monitoring Tool

The Marshall Project originally launched the open-source reporting tool in 2016.

By The Marshall Project

From left, headshots of Paul D'Ambrosio, a White man with glasses; Daja E. Henry, a Black woman; and Caleb Bedillion, a White man with a beard.

Jackson September 28, 2023

The Marshall Project Announces Mississippi Local News Team

Two journalists will produce enterprise and investigative journalism for audiences across Mississippi, including those affected by its criminal justice system.

By The Marshall Project