The Appeal has published the first national database of prison commissary lists, including prices from nearly all U.S. states.

New Jail, Same Problems: Why Cleveland is Resisting Plans for a ‘Modern’ Detention Center Cuyahoga County is the latest community to debate a proposal to build a new jail in response to inhumane ...

When It Comes to Reporting Deaths of Incarcerated People, Most States Break the Law Our team at the University of North Carolina analyzed death-in-custody reporting policies at every state and federal ...

How to Pitch The Appeal The Appeal is not currently accepting new freelance pitches. About The Appeal The Appeal is a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to exposing how the U.S. criminal legal system fails ...

At least 26 women face the threat of deportation after reporting sexual abuse by prison employees. At least 11 have already been deported.

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Local law enforcement officials face major decisions regarding the extent to which they will cooperate with ICE and assist the federal agency in enforcing federal immigration laws. This was on full ...

Two years after its relaunch as a worker-led nonprofit newsroom, The Appeal reflects on its successes, challenges, and hopes for the future.

Police Killing of Protester Brings Grief, Urgency to Atlanta’s ‘Stop Cop City’ Movement Organizers are calling on national support for their continued efforts to halt the construction of a police ...

For the past seven summers, I have lived in solitary confinement without air conditioning. A trip to medical during a heat wave helped put the climate crisis into perspective.

This page provides a timeline of elections for chief prosecutor and sheriff in each state. After all, it can be difficult to find out when counties elect their local office-holders.

In Stockton, California, a police-free gun violence prevention program is standing firm against the tough-on-crime backlash.