The Latest Breaking News from the Marshall Project

Children as Young as Five Are Living in Locked Treatment Centers Hundreds of Miles from Home

Reporting finds children as young as five are placed in locked residential treatment centers, often shipped across state lines from home.

Medical Daily · Aug 27

The War on Drugs Has Come to the Maternity Ward

Doctors are drug testing pregnant women without their consent, then handing their results over to the state.

Reason · Aug 11

ICE Transfers Shouldn't Be Leaving Families in the Dark

Rapid transfers are cutting detainees off from their lawyers and families.

Reason · Jun 24

Tens of thousands of new moms are being referred to cops due to unreliable drug tests at childbirth, report says

The six-year review of state and federal data found referrals in 21 states

The Independent UK · Feb 11

ICE Data Shows Sharp Increase in Children Held After Trump Revived Family Detention

Thousands of children have been swept into immigration detention since President Donald Trump returned to office and revived the practice of holding families in custody, according to a new analysis.

Latin Times · Dec 18, 2025

Florida Arrested Two Migrants Under a Law That a Federal Judge Had Already Blocked

According to reporting by The Marshall Project and the Tampa Bay Times, at least 27 people have been arrested under the law since the injunction

Latin Times · Jul 19, 2025

Pregnant Women in Prison Aren't Getting Care, and No One Is Keeping Track

U.S. criminal justice policies have led to a 585 percent increase in the incarcerated women’s population since 1980 and have resulted in the highest female incarceration rate in the world.

Reason · May 23, 2025

Cash-strapped jails are taking in immigrants to help Trump’s agenda and fill their coffers

The administration turns to local law enforcement to expand the footprint of his mass deportation operation

The Independent UK · May 19, 2025

He wanted his father’s killer to be executed. Until his wish was granted

Does the death penalty – ‘a life for a life’ – really help victims’ families achieve closure? A new documentary finds out

The Guardian - US · Feb 13, 2025

Trans inmate sues Trump over executive order forcing her into men’s prison and denying appropriate health care

Incarcerated trans woman takes aim at president’s order rolling back protections for LGBT+ Americans

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025