Investigating the darkest corners of the criminal justice system

Dedicated journalism, data analysis, community engagement

Exposing torture through ground-breaking journalism

The Bell Project is a non-profit newsroom investigating torture in the American criminal justice system. No other media organization tracks these extreme abuses on a national scale. Our reporting will expose the extent of this issue and its underlying causes for the first time.

We are developing a public archive of torture allegations, an investigative series, and educational community programming to inform the public about this critical problem. The Bell Project will launch in late 2026.

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