A facility built for progress reflects ‘decades of neglect’ and the city’s deepest struggles, from mental illness to systemic ...

I learned music theory through workshops at New York’s Sing Sing prison. I earned my stripes by singing for boisterous crowds ...

William “Billy” Marshall, the relatively unknown head of the West Virginia corrections department, has been selected to lead the troubled federal Bureau of Prisons, a Trump administration choice that ...

When someone dies in prison or jail, their family is often left with more questions than answers. Official reports can be vague or delayed, and critical details about a person’s final hours may never ...

For five and a half years, The Next to Die tracked every execution scheduled in the country, starting in 2015. This is what we learned. Although we are no longer updating these pages, you can read our ...

The best criminal justice reporting tagged with "James Uthmeier," curated by The Marshall Project.

For five and a half years, The Next to Die tracked every execution scheduled in the country, starting in 2015. This is what we learned. Although we are no longer updating these pages, you can read our ...

The unit, opened in 2022, was created through a partnership between the state corrections department, Drexel University and ...