WATCH: Raising the Bar

Marshan Allen sits down to discuss the institutional failures of the U.S. criminal justice system. (Rose LaForest/Medill)

By Isabelle Senechal and Rose LaForest  Medill Reports As a teenager, Marshan Allen was sentenced to die in prison. Today, he is an accomplished criminal justice advocate and law school student who is fighting for the rights of those still behind bars.  TRANSCRIPT:  MARSHAN ALLEN: I was incarcerated, and I was convicted of felony murder […]