The Marshall Project to Launch Criminal Justice News Operation in Cleveland
New support from the Gund Foundation to drive expansion of local investigative reporting Originally published in The Marshall Project 11-17-2021 The Marshall Project to Launch Criminal Justice News Operation in Cleveland New support from the Gund Foundation to drive...
He Got a Life Sentence When He Was 22 — For Robbery
The Marshall Project November 11th, 2021 He Got a Life Sentence When He Was 22 — For Robbery Black men are most affected by Florida’s two-strikes law. JUAN BERNABEU FOR THE MARSHALL PROJECT By DAN SULLIVAN, CARY ASPINWALL and WEIHUA LI Dorian Mackeroy’s days begin...
Mugshots Stay Online Forever. Some Say the Police Should Stop Making Them Public.
As many news outlets cut back on publishing mugshots, some states and cities are grappling with a more fundamental question: Why do police release the images — and should they be allowed to? First published in The Marshall Project November 11th, 2021 Mugshots Stay...
Two Strikes and You’re in Prison Forever
Why Florida leads the nation in people serving life without chance of parole. Originally published The Marshall Project 11-11-2021 Two Strikes and You’re in Prison Forever Why Florida leads the nation in people serving life without chance of parole. JUAN BERNABEU FOR...
An Ode to Memo, the Cellmate and Art Teacher Who Saved My Life
After decades in the system, I was acting like a wild horse roaming the countryside. Memo taught me how to paint through the chaos. First published in The Marshall Project on October 2021 LIFE INSIDE An Ode to Memo, the Cellmate and Art Teacher Who Saved My Life After...
Arizona Privatized Prison Health Care to Save Money. But at What Cost?
A landmark class-action lawsuit goes to court this week, featuring grisly testimony about botched medical care in state prisons. First published in The Marshall Project 10-31-2021 Arizona Privatized Prison Health Care to Save Money. But at What Cost? A landmark...
How Arrest Records Become ‘Invisible Handcuffs’ That Keep People Unemployed
https://youtu.be/J4n7lZ5VNVM PBS News Hour Segment Reentry Employment Rights Activist Shelley Winner is featured on PBS News Hour's "Searching For Justice" segment about the need for hiring individuals with criminal records.
Eric Piza is Bringing the Data on Police Reform
Police reform is everywhere in the news, and everyone has a different perspective on the issue, from activists to police practitioners to politicians. John Jay Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Dr. Eric Piza is a former crime analyst who studies both police...
A Critical History of Incarceration in New York City
Dr. Jayne Mooney is an Associate Professor of Sociology at John Jay and a member of the doctoral faculty of Women’s Studies and Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center. She is also a director and founding member of the Critical Social History Project (CSHP), a research...
The Social Change Project – David Brotherton
Dr. David Brotherton is in high demand. As founder and director of the Social Change and Transgressive Studies Project, a research project at John Jay, he leads grants that span multiple countries and touch subjects from post-release reintegration to immigration and...