Maurice Chammah
The Marshall Project
Austin, TX, United States
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Past articles by Maurice:
How Melissa Lucio Went From Abuse Survivor to Death Row
Why some trauma victims are more likely to take responsibility for crimes, even when they may be innocent. → Read More
The Criminal Justice Issue Nobody Talks About: Brain Injuries
I know firsthand what it’s like to navigate the criminal justice system with a brain injury caused by domestic violence. I also live with the fact that an injury like mine can turn a victim into a perpetrator. → Read More
An Oral History of the First Federal Execution Under Donald Trump
An oral history of the first federal execution under Donald Trump, as told by victims’ relatives, prison staff, and others. → Read More
Coronavirus Ended Patrick Jones’s Shot at a Second Chance
The case of Patrick Jones, the first federal prisoner to die from COVID-19, epitomizes national debates about criminal justice reform. → Read More
Drawing from Memory: A Former Prisoner Creates Art from Pain and Loss
Vincent Nardone’s work is on view at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Connecticut. → Read More
Prosecutor ‘Reformers’ Falter in California
Candidates backed by Soros, others are still pressing ahead in other parts of the country. → Read More
How I Stayed Out of a Gang When My Dad Was Arrested
Selling drugs seemed like such an easy way to help your family with money. But I was small for my age and feared getting "jumped" as part of gang initiations. → Read More
When Your Dad Gets Locked Up—And Then Deported
“It started to sink in that I wouldn’t really get a childhood.” “It started to sink in that I wouldn’t really get a childhood.” → Read More
Want to Escape a Criminal Past? Move to Alaska (Like I Did)
After I left prison, nobody would hire me. So I threw a dart at a map and wound up moving north. → Read More
Want to Escape a Criminal Past? Move to Alaska (Like I Did)
After I left prison, nobody would hire me. So I threw a dart at a map. After I left prison, nobody would hire me. So I threw a dart at a map. → Read More
Seven Years Behind Bars for Two Joints — And Now He’s Free
Bernard Noble, whose case became a symbol of harsh drug laws, walks out of a Louisiana prison. Bernard Noble, whose case became a symbol of harsh drug laws, walks out of a Louisiana prison. → Read More
When the Innocent Go to Prison, How Many Guilty Go Free?
A husband and wife want to upend how we talk about wrongful convictions. A husband and wife want to upend how we talk about wrongful convictions. → Read More
When a Drug Conviction Lands You on the Sex-Offender Registry
A strange law in Kansas means a history of drug offenses gets people lumped in with a very different kind of criminal. → Read More
When Your Prison Becomes Your Paycheck
Some states are welcoming back ex-offenders to work behind bars.Some states are welcoming back ex-offenders to work behind bars. → Read More
What to Know About the Death Penalty in 2018
Here are the most important places to keep an eye on. Here are the most important places to keep an eye on. → Read More
We Were Wrongfully Convicted of Killing Cops and Now We're Married
From sentenced to death for crimes we didn't commit to 'Til Death Do Us Part. → Read More
I Did It Norway
Some American prisons are singing a European tune. → Read More
A Long Decline in Executions Takes a Detour
Recent court rulings and start-stop access to lethal drugs push numbers up this year. → Read More
“Cooking Them to Death”: The Lethal Toll of Hot Prisons
As the climate changes, inmates without air-conditioning have no escape from extreme heat. → Read More
Working in the Prison System Took Over My Life
If you don't learn how to turn it off, the job can destroy you. → Read More