Locked In, Priced Out: How Prison Commissary Price-Gouging …
Apr 17, 2024 · Today, The Appeal published Locked In, Priced Out, a project that includes a first-of-its-kind database of prison commissary lists from 46 states. This project also examines the …
Prisoners Burned Themselves at Virginia's Red Onion State Prison
Nov 26, 2024 · Warning: This story contains depictions of self-harm. Six people have burned themselves at Virginia’s infamous supermax Red Onion State Prison since the start of the …
DOJ Finds Deplorable Conditions at Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail
Nov 14, 2024 · On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a damning report on conditions at Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail. Federal investigators say officers and detainees …
The Power of Sheriffs: Explained - The Appeal
Jan 4, 2019 · In September 2018, President Trump stood in front of 44 sheriffs as he began another diatribe against the New York Times and other media outlets that had published …
The Slow Death of a Prison Profiteer: How Activism Brought …
Apr 4, 2024 · Things started to change in 2018 when a coalition led by the New York-based advocacy organization Worth Rises passed first-of-its-kind legislation in New York City to …
Tens of thousands of people are raped in prisons each year - The …
Apr 18, 2022 · Cynthia Alvarado Photo by Val Kiebala Women Silenced Behind Prison Walls . For incarcerated women, sexual assault often comes on top of a long history of abuse. More than …
Locked In, Priced Out: Commissary Database - The Appeal
The Appeal has created the first national database of prison commissary lists. Using the tool below, you can access full lists from the vast majority of U.S. states and see prices for many …
Idaho "Abortion Trafficking" Ban Can Take Effect, Judges Rule
Dec 3, 2024 · The federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday allowed portions of Idaho’s “abortion trafficking” ban to take effect.. Now, Idaho may resume criminalizing adults who …
False Confessions, Explained - The Appeal
Jun 7, 2021 · False Confessions, Explained. Ending false confessions is a moral imperative that requires action from police and all the stakeholders in the criminal legal system.
Congress Members Urge Biden to Grant Pardons, Commutations
Nov 20, 2024 · Today, more than 60 members of Congress demanded that President Joe Biden grant clemency to the thousands of incarcerated people serving unjust sentences or sitting on …