A reform bill that would set up an oversight committee to review each prison death comes after a joint news investigation by several local outlets.

A former judge admits to guilt in a criminal case sparked by reporting by The Marshall Project - Cleveland. Sentencing will be at a later date.

Roughly 350,000 Haitians are in the U.S. through legal status granted because of natural disasters and armed conflict in ...

With a six-fold jump in children in detention, advocates allege harrowing conditions are putting kids’ lives at risk.

Jail administrators fail to fix mistakes that continue to cost lives, an analysis of state records by The Marshall Project - ...

After shooting people, federal agents repeatedly failed to provide first aid, and officials spun narratives disproven by ...

The civil rights law that has allowed lawsuits against local and state police doesn’t apply to federal agents.

The federal prison system has a significant shortage of psychologists, and longtime bureau employees say the effect is ...

The military has been used domestically about 30 times since 1807, mostly to enforce civil rights and quell riots. Can they be used to quash political protests?

The Trump administration’s efforts to exclude the state from investigations into the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti ...

From immigration to the death penalty and beyond, here are some of the administration’s key changes in criminal justice.