Alysia Santo

Records obtained by The Marshall Project reveal a state discipline system that fails to hold many guards accountable.

The state fails to fire most corrections officers it accuses of violence against prisoners or covering up abuse.

The Marshall Project analyzed 12 years of arbitration cases that involved officers committing abuse or covering it up.

Over a 12-year span, three out of every four state correctional officers fired for abuse or covering it up got their jobs back.

An investigation by The Marshall Project exposed how the state failed to fire officers it accused of abuse. New legislation would change the process.

In one of America’s deadliest cities, police have struggled to solve killings due to staffing shortages, shoddy detective work and lack of community trust.

Our investigation in 2023 exposed how New York’s discipline system failed to hold abusive guards to account.

After guards beat Robert Brooks to death in December, The Marshall Project found dozens more allegations of abuse in medical rooms lacking cameras.

In dozens of cases, medical personnel in New York prisons were accused of covering up beatings — some under pressure — and rarely faced punishment.

The concept takes into account nonphysical tactics abusers use to trap their partners. But some worry the new laws will hurt victims.