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Inside Story Season 2 to Premiere Soon

The video series, developed by formerly incarcerated people, about the criminal justice system returns for another season.

The Marshall Project’s “Inside Story,” an innovative video series that brings vital criminal justice news to audiences behind bars and beyond, returns for its second season with in-depth stories on health care in prisons and jails, correctional staff shortages and the challenges of solving murders in one American city.

Across six episodes, the series will also feature insightful interviews with prominent changemakers in policy, social justice and entertainment, including actor Common and comedian Donnell Rawlings. And rapper G. Dep sat down with host Lawrence Bartley for an exclusive conversation days after his release from prison.

Co-created by Bartley and Donald Washington, Jr., both of whom work at The Marshall Project and were themselves formerly incarcerated, Inside Story brings TMP’s impactful accountability and investigative journalism on the criminal justice system to incarcerated people — and those on the outside, too. In addition to stories built around TMP’s original reporting and those of its partners, the show includes animated first-person essays, explainers and more.

Each episode will be available online at 11 a.m. ET every Thursday, beginning Oct. 3, 2024, on The Marshall Project’s website and YouTube channel.

Lawrence Bartley Twitter Email is the publisher of The Marshall Project Inside, the organization’s publications intended specifically for incarcerated audiences. He is an accomplished public speaker and has provided multimedia content for CNN, PBS, NBC Nightly News, MSNBC and more. News Inside is the recipient of the 2020 Izzy Award for outstanding achievement in independent media.

Donald Washington, Jr. Email is the director and executive producer of Inside Story, a video series designed to reach audiences both inside and outside of prison walls. He is a self-taught filmmaker who honed his skills working with local Brooklyn artists and grassroots organizations. Donald holds a graduate degree from the New York Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of Science degree from Mercy College. Previously, Donald was the co-founding president of the Back-To-School Fund, a fundraising group supplementing the educational needs of children with incarcerated parents in New York State prisons. In 2015, he was presented with the Ossie Davis Award for his excellence in community service by Hudson Link for Higher Education.