Twice the number of detainees at Georgia’s notorious Clayton County Jail died in 2024 compared to the previous year. In 2022, former Sheriff Victor Hill was convicted of violating the civil rights of ...

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, ...

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.

This afternoon, the head of Virginia’s Department of Corrections dismissed complaints about inhumane conditions at Red Onion State Prison— and instead told lawmakers that prisoners who intentionally ...

After 3.5 years co-leading The Appeal, Tara Francis Chan is stepping down at the end of 2024. As Managing Editor & Operations Director, Tara oversaw our newsroom and our efforts to build an innovative ...

The Appeal and the Reynolds Journalism Institute are thrilled to announce a new resource for news leaders and entrepreneurs: The Care & Collaboration Toolkit. This toolkit serves as a practical ...

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 City of Atlanta may have violated its own ordinance in its apparent attempts to undermine a pre-arrest diversion program’s pending contract with the city. After an open bidding process for ...

This article is supported by a grant from The Ridgeway Reporting Project, managed by Solitary Watch with funding from The Vital Projects Fund. In February 2021, Washington State Representative David ...

Policing Alternatives & Diversion Initiative is still waiting on Mayor Andre Dickens to approve the organization’s contract.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker tried to use the state’s parole board to safely free more people from prison. But after Republican backlash, the board’s work has essentially been frozen.