The Marshall Project

For years, the state’s Department of Corrections cobbled together death records from multiple sources. New data reveals annual totals for the first time.

A backlog of defendants deemed mentally unfit for trial persists in Missouri despite public policy changes to address the crisis.

Understaffing, outdated facilities and poor management have led to filthy conditions for detainees in St. Louis.

St. Louis native Shamari Jackson began studying mortuary science after her boyfriend was fatally shot. Now she uses her work as a form of therapy.

Missouri’s system often takes years to resolve a misconduct allegation, in some cases allowing officers to move on to a new department.

Honesty Bishop was attacked by her cellmate. Missouri prison officials deemed her sexually active and kept her in isolation for more than 2,000 days.

The multimedia art installation and reporting project features six original portraits by local artist Cbabi Bayoc, inspired by a years-long investigation by St. Louis Public Radio, APM Reports and The Marshall Project into the more than 1,000 unsolved homicides over the last decade.

They say returning to Guatemala isn’t an option — even if they are forced to.

The national investigative outlet announced the opening of a St. Louis branch focused on uncovering problems in the criminal justice system in the bi-state area.

An analysis of formerly incarcerated voters controverts some assumptions about whom they might back in the presidential election.