Empower and inform incarcerated audiences

The Marshall Project has invested more than any major newsroom in the country in getting our journalism to incarcerated people.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Dear Reader, The Marshall Project has invested more than any major newsroom in the country in getting our journalism to incarcerated people. Our print publication, News Inside, is now available in more than 1,300 correctional facilities across the country, a milestone we could only dream of when we founded the publication four years ago. Since an estimated 60% of incarcerated people have low literacy skills, this year we started a video series, Inside Story, that is now available in roughly 790 prisons and jails. News Inside and Inside Story are both free resources. It's thanks to you that we can make such great content AND do the work needed to get it to as many people behind bars as possible. Will you contribute today to help deliver more content that people in prisons and jails can't get anywhere else? Our readers on the inside write often to tell us how these publications make them feel seen, help them prepare for release, and inspire them to start literacy programs behind bars. I've seen worn copies of News Inside that have been passed hand-to-hand across an entire cellblock. News Inside and Inside Story provide inspiration and hope to our incarcerated audiences by giving them what they've asked for: better access to news and information. Your donation during our fall membership drive will help sustain The Marshall Project's reporting, and help ensure that it gets to people inside prisons and jails around the country. Will you help us empower and inform incarcerated audiences by becoming a member of The Marshall Project today? With thanks, Lawrence Bartley Publisher of The Marshall Project Inside

The Marshall Project · 156 West 56th Street · Studio, 3rd Floor · New York, NY 10019 · USA

Holding private prisons accountable

The country's third-largest private prison company just repaid Mississippi more than $5 million for improperly billing the state for thousands of mandatory prison guard positions that were actually vacant.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Dear Reader, The country's third-largest private prison company just repaid Mississippi more than $5 million for improperly billing the state for thousands of mandatory prison guard positions that were actually vacant. This comes nearly three years after our investigation found that for years, Management and Training Corporation billed state taxpayers for hundreds of these "ghost" workers. We uncovered a perverse financial incentive unique to private prisons: Short-staffing creates higher profits and makes prisons way more dangerous for the people who live and work in them. This type of reporting simply would not be possible without donations from readers like you. I hope you'll consider supporting our newsroom during our fall membership drive. Our members are passionate about in-depth, investigative journalism that prompts change. The investigation required a monumental effort from Marshall Project reporters Joe Neff and Alysia Santo — including multiple week-long trips to knock on doors and track down sources. They faced drawn-out legal battles and long delays while trying to pry the necessary records from the state. Officials hoped they would just give up and move on. But they didn't. The Marshall Project sued and insisted that officials obey the public records law. A judge agreed. Thanks to the generosity of people like you, Joe and Alysia were able to see this investigation through to the end. And now, a private prison company's wrongdoing is exposed and Mississippians have $5 million that would have been lost forever. There is still so much work to be done around the country to make the criminal justice system safer, more transparent and more humane. Investigative journalism is a vital tool for holding those in power more accountable. Can we count on you to help keep our work going? With thanks, Carroll Bogert President The Marshall Project

The Marshall Project · 156 West 56th Street · Studio, 3rd Floor · New York, NY 10019 · USA