Testimonies

Prison Staff Shortages’ Toll on Prisoners, Guards and Their Families

Inside Story is a first-of-its-kind series created by The Marshall Project to engage with and bring information to one of America’s largest news deserts — its prisons and jails. In this video, we explore the impact of prison staff shortages on incarcerated people, guards and their families.

Introducing Safer Prisons, Safer Communities

The corrections systems in the United States is at a crossroads. Founded in partnership by FAMM (formerly Families Against Mandatory Minimums) and One Voice United (OVU), the Safer Prisons, Safer Communities campaign is focused on raising awareness about the urgent need to address the crisis in US prisons driven by understaffing, over-incarceration, and poor prison conditions.