The Garrison Project

The Garrison Project Folds Into Deep South Today, Focusing Its Criminal Justice Reporting on the Deep South Region

August 13, 2025 Latest

The Garrison Project, an award-winning investigative reporting initiative that collaborates with national and local newsrooms to explore criminal justice issues,...

By The Garrison Project

Baltimore’s homicide clearance rate is rising, but arrests for murder remain flat

June 11, 2025 Investigations

Murders have declined and the mayor calls the city a model for violence reduction. But arrests for murder have largely remained the same.

By Brandon Soderberg with additional reporting by Madeleine O’Neill

YNW Melly’s Trials Highlight Florida’s Unconstitutional Death Penalty Law

March 4, 2025 Investigations

If convicted in a double homicide, Melly could be sentenced to death by a non-unanimous jury — a practice with deep roots in Jim Crow.

By Sean Campbell

Bail Is A Longstanding Problem in Baltimore. Is Maryland Searching For A Solution?

February 3, 2025 Investigations

Maryland's pre-trial population has increased since bail reform was enacted in 2017. But Illinois has a reform model that might work for the state.

By Madeleine O'Neill

The Garrison Project Folds Into Deep South Today, Focusing Its Criminal Justice Reporting on the Deep South Region