Lawrence Bartley

New York

Publisher, The Marshall Project Inside at The Marshall Project

Director of News Inside--a print publication being read in prisons and jails across the U.S.

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News Inside Issue 19 Explores Women’s Journeys Through the Justice System

1 month ago | themarshallproject.org | Lawrence Bartley

News Inside returns with its annual highlight — the women’s issue. Our 2025 edition celebrates women in the correctional system who tend to have even less access to programming than incarcerated men do. We aim to help fill this gap by providing valuable information while showcasing their achievements. This issue features several powerful narratives. Our centerpiece, on page 4, is a compelling photo essay that documents Jules and Samantha Werkheiser's journey through wrongful imprisonment.
News Inside Issue 18 Focuses on the First-Ever Sing Sing Film Festival

Dec 10, 2024 | themarshallproject.org | Lawrence Bartley

Support independent, nonprofit journalism. Become a member of The Marshall Project during our year-end member drive. Our journalism has tremendous power to drive change, but we can’t do it without your support. In November, The Marshall Project celebrated 10 years of nonprofit, nonpartisan journalism about the criminal justice system.
Styles P Talks Artistic Expression, Criminalization of Rap Lyrics

Nov 7, 2024 | themarshallproject.org | Lawrence Bartley |Donald Washington

We revisit the story of Cherie Mason, who served a prison sentence for manslaughter after the stillbirth of her child in Oklahoma and whose story was featured in Inside Story’s first season. Correspondent Cary Aspinwall meets up with her for the first time after her release from prison.
Families seek answers, solace as St. Louis police struggle to solve killings

Nov 1, 2024 | scrippsnews.com | Lawrence Bartley |Donald Washington

The Marshall Project investigates the impact of the St. Louis police’s failure to solve murders, and rapper G. Dep talks about healing after turning himself in. Prev Next The Marshall Project The St. Louis, Missouri, skyline.
Rapper G. Dep Talks About the Peace He Gained After Turning Himself In

Oct 31, 2024 | themarshallproject.org | Lawrence Bartley |Donald Washington

Inside Story travels to St. Louis to investigate the failure of the city’s police to solve murders and hear from families who lost loved ones to the violence as they search for answers. In an exclusive interview after his release from prison, rapper Trevell “G. Dep” Coleman sits down with host Lawrence Bartley to discuss the peace he gained after turning himself in for shooting a man - and how his music took center stage at his parole hearing.
Effort to provide low-cost health care behind bars stirs controversy

Oct 25, 2024 | scrippsnews.com | Lawrence Bartley |Donald Washington

By: Lawrence Bartley, Donald Washington, Jr. Inside Story travels to Oklahoma, where we investigate an effort to provide low-cost health care in jails, and explain why it’s stirring controversy. Host Lawrence Bartley speaks with Bianca Tylek, an ex-banker and Harvard-trained lawyer who is leading an effort to reduce the opportunities for profit in the prison system.
Effort to Provide Low-cost Healthcare in Behind Bars Stirs Controversy

Oct 24, 2024 | themarshallproject.org | Lawrence Bartley |Donald Washington

Inside Story travels to Oklahoma, where we investigate an effort to provide low-cost health care in jails, and explain why it’s stirring controversy. Host Lawrence Bartley speaks with Bianca Tylek, an ex-banker and Harvard-trained lawyer who is leading an effort to reduce the opportunities for profit in the prison system. In an animated essay, Rafael Rodriguez tells us about how a brush with someone on the inside helped save his life.
Getting Vote Rights Back After Prison Isn’t Easy. They’re Still Trying.

Oct 17, 2024 | themarshallproject.org | Lawrence Bartley |Donald Washington

We examine how past criminal convictions bar many Americans from voting in Tennessee, one of the hardest states to regain the right to vote after serving time behind bars. Host Lawrence Bartley sits down with Topeka Sam, a formerly incarcerated entrepreneur who works to support people who are released from prison, about her journey, lessons she’s learned and her efforts to build financial literacy in the community.
Donnell Rawlings on his military cop days, and his ‘hustler’ father

Oct 10, 2024 | themarshallproject.org | Lawrence Bartley |Donald Washington

America’s prisons are facing staffing shortages. Inside Story reveals what this means for incarcerated people, their families and the corrections staff tasked with making prisons run. Host Lawrence Bartley catches up with comedian Donnell Rawlings on tour to learn how he went from being a military police officer to the stand-up stage, and how his personal connection to the system impacted him.
Discredited hair analysis is fueling efforts to overturn convictions

Oct 4, 2024 | scrippsnews.com | Lawrence Bartley |Donald Washington

By: Lawrence Bartley, Donald Washington, Jr. In the premiere of its second season, "Inside Story" spotlights the efforts incarcerated people are making to have their convictions reviewed based on the now-discredited science of hair analysis. Actor and rapper Common sits down with host Lawrence Bartley to discuss why he believes music is healing and why he created music studios for people on the inside.

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Lawrence Bartley @lawbartley

7 Sep 24

This is going to be amazing!

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While famous actors and directors are in Italy this week for the prestigious Venice Film Festival, a group of nontraditional movie critics is preparing for its own competition in New York at the Sing Sing maximum security prison. https://t.co/fWIsBjsPqf

Lawrence Bartley @lawbartley

15 Feb 24

It’s an honor to have read her work. She deserves this fellowship big time!