From changing policy to helping people get a shot at freedom, we’re proud of the vital work The Appeal published in 2024.

Eight people died at the Atlanta area Clayton County Jail in 2024. Sheriff Levon Allen said there were four 2023 deaths at ...

The spike in deaths coincides with multiple federal probes into prisons and jails across Georgia.

The spike in deaths coincides with multiple federal probes into prisons and jails across Georgia.

After 3.5 years co-leading The Appeal as Managing Editor & Operations Director, Tara Francis Chan is stepping down at the end ...

At least six people incarcerated at Virginia's Red Onion State Prison intentionally burned themselves to get transferred.

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 ...

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 “harbor or transport” anyone ...

I spent years visiting prisons and courts. At every turn, facilities forced me to comply with invasive searches that left me feeling sexually violated. As an adolescent, I learned what it’s like to ...