The Appeal contacted 38 facilities that may have air quality issues, possible evacuations, and power outages amid the LA ...

Brooks was more than his charges. He was a beloved son, a cherished family member, and a man with a future. His family should ...

Emails show Virginia Department of Corrections officials discussing how to punish people at Red Onion State Prison who ...

Holidays in prison are hard. But, after the guys on my unit started a Secret Santa, I briefly felt a happiness that eluded me ...

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 products ...

We’re excited to share that we’re kicking off our year-end fundraising campaign through NewsMatch, an industry-wide program to sustain journalism through matching gifts on the local and national level ...

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 ...

All states other than Maine and Vermont disenfranchise at least some Americans with a felony conviction, stripping millions of the right to vote. Some are now considering abolishing this practice ...

There isn’t much Michael Simmons can do but hope and wait. The 46-year-old has spent more than two decades in Illinois Department of Corrections custody. If he’d taken the plea deal prosecutors ...

Thousands of prosecutors, sheriffs, governors, mayors, and other state and local officials will be elected in 2020, on the heels of a series of wins by candidates who ran on fighting mass ...

Multiple groups have now urged President Biden to spare the people on federal death row before Trump returns to power.

This week, The Appeal launched its third annual Impact Report, which offers a small window into the many ways our journalism made a difference in 2024. Our stories have contributed to policy changes, ...