The Marshall Project facts for kids
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| Available in | English |
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| Created by | Neil Barsky |
| Editor | Bill Keller (2014–2019) Susan Chira (2019–present) |
| Commercial | No |
| Launched | November 2014 |
The Marshall Project is an online news group that does not aim to make a profit. It focuses on stories about the justice system in the United States. This includes how laws are made, how courts work, and what happens in prisons.
The organization was started by Neil Barsky. Bill Keller was its first editor-in-chief. The current editor-in-chief is Susan Chira. The Marshall Project wants people to understand and care about the U.S. justice system. It has won the Pulitzer Prize two times for its important work.
The group is named after Thurgood Marshall. He was a famous lawyer and civil rights leader. He helped win a big case called Brown vs. Board of Education. This case helped end segregation in schools. Thurgood Marshall later became the first African-American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
History of The Marshall Project
The idea for The Marshall Project came from Neil Barsky in 2013. He used to manage money for large companies. In 2014, Bill Keller, a former editor from The New York Times, joined the project.
The Marshall Project shares its news stories on its own website. It also works with other news groups and magazines. They publish important investigations together. For example, their first stories came out in 2014 with The Washington Post and Slate.
The project also has a special weekly feature called "Life Inside." In this section, people who work or live in the justice system share their personal stories. The Marshall Project also prints a newspaper called "News Inside." This paper is given out in many prisons and jails across the United States.
The Marshall Project officially started in November 2014. Its first editor was Bill Keller. Their reporting has won many awards, including a Pulitzer Prize. They have written about different topics. These include privately run prisons and how young people and those with mental health challenges are treated in the justice system. Bill Keller retired in 2019. Susan Chira then became the new editor-in-chief.
The Marshall Project also works with other news organizations. They partnered with the Associated Press to track health issues in federal prisons. They have also worked with USA Today and National Public Radio. One of their reporters, Keri Blakinger, writes a regular column for NBC News.
How The Marshall Project Works
As of 2021, The Marshall Project had 48 staff members. They also had eight other writers who helped out. Five of these writers were living in prisons at the time.
The Marshall Project gets its money from donations. These donations come from foundations and individuals. Some of the groups that support them include the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Ford Foundation. Many other foundations and people also give money to help their work.
See also
- Public criminology
