Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center often makes news for its celebrities, but hundreds of others at the jail face inhumane conditions.

“If You Want to Live, Don’t Drink the Water” After mystery illnesses and toxic reports, prisoners at California’s Mule Creek State Prison worry their water is killing them. Nathan Blalock ...

CoreCivic CEO: Trump Administration Plans Will ‘Supercharge’ the Private Prison Industry In a quarterly earnings call, the private prison company told investors that it plans to expand its operations ...

A letter obtained exclusively by The Appeal says Trump’s Department of Justice has defunded the Prison Rape Elimination Act Resource Center.

Prosecutors have filed or are considering filing 187 charges against 66 pro-Palestine, anti-Israel campus protesters from Gaza encampments.

The “shoplifting panic” myth let cops buy facial recognition software, drones, license plate readers, surveillance tech, and more.

Why the “Mississippi Five” Deserve Parole After 40 Years in Prison Five women in Mississippi have been incarcerated longer than any others in the state. Each has been denied parole a multitude of ...

In America, judges, juries, and prosecutors can still exhibit clear signs of anti-LGBTQ+ bias when giving people a death sentence.

Judge Orders Changes to Louisiana Prison Labor Program Likened to ‘19th Century Slavery’ Incarcerated laborers on Angola’s Farm Line face “substantial risk of injury or death” during extreme heat, a ...

In total, 44 states lack universal air conditioning requirements in their prisons. A new federal program called the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund could help catalyze action.

Today, The Appeal published Locked In, Priced Out, a project that includes a first-of-its-kind database of prison commissary lists from 46 states. This project also examines the availability, prices, ...

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 remarkable victory for advocates ...