The Marshall Project

Why Some Doctors Are Pushing to End Routine Drug Testing During Childbirth

April 2, 2025 // by Sarah Olson

Why Some Doctors Are Pushing to End Routine Drug Testing During ChildbirthRead More

Hospitals Gave Patients Meds During Childbirth, Then Reported Them For Positive Drug Tests

December 11, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Hospitals Gave Patients Meds During Childbirth, Then Reported Them For Positive Drug TestsRead More

Robert Roberson’s Death Penalty Case Shows How Justice System Fails People With Autism

October 15, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

Robert Roberson’s Death Penalty Case Shows How Justice System Fails People With AutismRead More

She Ate a Poppy Seed Salad Just Before Giving Birth. Then They Took Her Baby Away.

September 10, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

She Ate a Poppy Seed Salad Just Before Giving Birth. Then They Took Her Baby Away.Read More

More Police Are Using Your Cameras for Video Evidence

January 13, 2024 // by Sarah Olson

More Police Are Using Your Cameras for Video EvidenceRead More

Old-School Hair Analysis Is Junk Science. But It Still Keeps People Behind Bars

December 15, 2023 // by Sarah Olson

Old-School Hair Analysis Is Junk Science. But It Still Keeps People Behind BarsRead More

How Tech Like ShotSpotter Thrives Despite Public Pushback

May 27, 2023 // by Sarah Olson

How Tech Like ShotSpotter Thrives Despite Public PushbackRead More

They Lost Their Pregnancies. Then Prosecutors Sent Them to Prison

September 2, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

They Lost Their Pregnancies. Then Prosecutors Sent Them to PrisonRead More

He Teaches Police “Witching” To Find Corpses. Experts Are Alarmed.

March 17, 2022 // by Sarah Olson

He Teaches Police “Witching” To Find Corpses. Experts Are Alarmed.Read More

This Scientist Helped Free the Innocent Using DNA. Now Biden Wants Him in the Cabinet.

January 26, 2021 // by Sarah Olson

This Scientist Helped Free the Innocent Using DNA. Now Biden Wants Him in the Cabinet.Read More

In an Apparent First, Genetic Genealogy Aids a Wrongful Conviction Case

July 16, 2019 // by Sarah Olson

In an Apparent First, Genetic Genealogy Aids a Wrongful Conviction CaseRead More

The Weakest Link Standard

August 8, 2017 // by Sarah Olson

The Weakest Link StandardRead More