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The Appeal is a nonprofit news organization dedicated to exposing how the U.S. criminal legal system fails to keep people safe and perpetuates harm.
What It Means to Spend the Holidays Behind Bars
Dec 22, 2022 · What It Means to Spend the Holidays Behind Bars Incarcerated writers reflect on the pain, joy, and other complicated emotions associated with getting in the so-called “holiday …
‘No Shower, Wearing Diapers, Laying There For So Long’ - The …
Dec 5, 2018 · ‘No Shower, Wearing Diapers, Laying There For So Long’ Lawsuits that challenge mental healthcare and medical care for incarcerated people advance in Illinois. Photo …
How Eviction Courts Stack The Deck Against Tenants
Apr 13, 2021 · How Eviction Courts Stack The Deck Against Tenants Eviction courts are not the great equalizer but rather part of the machine driving a national eviction crisis.
The Power of Sheriffs: Explained - The Appeal
Jan 4, 2019 · The Power of Sheriffs: Explained With wide jurisdiction and limited oversight, sheriffs play a pivotal role in policing and incarceration. Illustration by Hisashi Ohkawa
Locked In, Priced Out: Commissary Database - The Appeal
The Appeal has published the first national database of prison commissary lists, including prices from nearly all U.S. states.
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.
Idaho "Abortion Trafficking" Ban Can Take Effect, Judges Rule
Dec 3, 2024 · On Monday, a panel of federal judges ruled that Idaho can enforce portions of its draconian “abortion trafficking” ban.
People Of Color Receive The Harshest Punishments, And The
Dec 4, 2019 · People Of Color Receive The Harshest Punishments, And The Disparities Are Growing Racial disparities in incarceration rates are dropping but still remain high. Racial …
The Slow Death of a Prison Profiteer: How Activism Brought …
Apr 4, 2024 · On the hook to repay $1.3 billion of debt this year, the nation's largest prison telecom company, Securus, is on the verge of bankruptcy. Its failure would represent a …