It came as a response by lawmakers to a horrific crime. Now, thousands of people imprisoned since 2019 risk more time behind ...

Your insights help inform The Marshall Project’s reporting on what families go through when someone dies in custody.

More than 14,500 people now face longer prison sentences for violating the state’s often obscure disciplinary rules.

Your insights help inform The Marshall Project’s reporting on what families go through when someone dies in custody.

Supporters of the union, which represents 30,000 prison employees, fear the move will worsen an ongoing staffing crisis.

A recent arrest in Georgia highlights the criminal suspicion that surrounds pregnancy loss in several states, experts say.

Louisiana, New York and other states are rolling back reforms — and efforts to reduce excessive sentencing or expand parole ...

Even after a judge declared her innocent and ordered her freed, the Missouri attorney general tried to send her back.

This simple act of self-denial forced me to admit that a major source of my life’s problems was my lack of self-discipline.

After the administration revoked 300 students’ visas, the courts will have to decide if the Constitution protects the free ...

Hospitals routinely report parents to child welfare authorities based on error-prone drug tests. Some hospitals are changing policy as a result.