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Friday November 1, 2024

Investigations

A warden faced discipline over abuse at a prison. Now he runs a prison training site

November 1, 2024 • Investigators said warden Andrew Ciolli should have stopped abuse of prisoners. He faced disciplinary action. Now he's the director of a federal center that teaches others how to run prisons.

Prison Warden Reassigned Again

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Wednesday November 15, 2023

More than a dozen prisoners at Thomson prison in Illinois claimed in a letter that guards were bribing them to attack the warden. The Marshall Project redacted some names in these documents to protect their identity. Aaron Marin for The Marshall Project hide caption

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Investigations

A warden tried to fix an abusive federal prison. He faced death threats

November 15, 2023 • He was tasked with ending abuse at a federal penitentiary in Illinois but says his own staff and Bureau of Prisons officials blocked his efforts.

A warden tried to fix an abusive federal prison. He faced death threats

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Tuesday August 16, 2022

What People Really Make (and Spend) Behind Bars

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Planet Money

What People Really Make (and Spend) Behind Bars

August 16, 2022 • The Marshall Project asked people in prison to track their earning and spending — and bartering and side hustles — for 30 days. Their accounts reveal a thriving underground economy behind bars.

Thursday July 15, 2021

State prisons are grappling with how to deal with an increase in overdoses due to alcohol and drug abuse. David Madison/Getty Images hide caption

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Criminal Justice Collaborative

Overdose Deaths In State Prisons Have Jumped Dramatically Since 2001

July 15, 2021 • Deaths from drugs and alcohol have increased by more than 600% in state prisons in the last two decades, giving lie to the idea that sending addicts to prison can help them stop using.