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News and Awards
August 17, 2023
The Marshall Project Wins National Murrow Award for Investigation of Cleveland Court System
The Marshall Project won the Excellence in Innovation Award for its “Testify” series, produced with WOVU radio and Cleveland Documenters.
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The Marshall Project
News and Awards
October 6, 2021
The Marshall Project Expands, Adding to Audience Development and Product
Heather Ciras will focus on growth of the organization’s readership; Ryan Murphy joins as a developer
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The Marshall Project
The Language Project
April 13, 2021
How I Convinced My Incarcerated Peers to Make Language a Priority
Rahsaan Thomas, an imprisoned journalist, has long fought to change the way outside media describe people in prison. One of his toughest crowds? His fellow reporters.
By
Rahsaan Thomas
The Language Project
April 12, 2021
The Language Project
Rethinking the words journalists use to talk about people who are currently or previously incarcerated.
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The Marshall Project
The Language Project
April 12, 2021
What Words We Use — and Avoid — When Covering People and Incarceration
Journalism is a discipline of clarity. That’s why we’ve solidified our policy about how we talk about people who are currently in or have previously been in prison and jail.
By
Akiba Solomon
Investigate Your State
September 13, 2018
How to Investigate Victim Compensation in Your State
A guide for stealing our work.
By
Alysia Santo
Commentary
December 18, 2017
Some of Our Best Work in 2017
Spend your holiday break with great journalism.
By
Kirsten Danis
Commentary
April 3, 2017
What I Learned About Justice Reporting From Inside Prison
A former prison journalist on what’s missing from criminal justice coverage.
Kerry Myers
Commentary
April 18, 2016
Some of Our Best Work of the Past Year
From David Simon's Baltimore anguish to elite police fraternities to teens behind bars.
By
Bill Keller
Justice Talk
March 24, 2016
The Best Reporting on Solitary Confinement
Brush up for our March 30th chat on solitary confinement by reading some of the most crucial journalism on the issue.
By
Blair Hickman
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Christie Thompson