The Marshall Project

How Sparing the Parkland Shooter's Life Changed Florida's Death Penalty

Inside the trial that spared Nikolas Cruz and made it easier for Florida juries to sentence people to death.

How Some Men Play Dungeons & Dragons on Texas’ Death Row

For men awaiting execution in Texas, illicit games of Dungeons & Dragons became a lifeline.

How Solitary Confinement May Have Led to Suicides in Mississippi Prisons

An investigation found there were at least 47 suicides in solitary confinement in Mississippi, where cries for mental health care were met with isolation and punishment.

IL Prison Drove Desperate Men to Set Themselves on Fire

Why does the Joliet Treatment Center have broken fire alarms, a lack of sprinklers and long delays for firefighters?

How Fox Run Treatment Center Traumatized Troubled Children

Kids at the facility went as far as hurting themselves and others to escape. Here’s what they were running from.