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 ...

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

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

Washington Department of Corrections uses a nebulous victim rights policy to bar incarcerated people from participating in ...

The toolkit is a practical resource for news organizations who want to better support their journalists and include them in ...

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

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 ...

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

The 2019 elections are upon us. Many voters will choose their next prosecutor, sheriff, governor, or attorney general⁠ in November. These offices set the policies that shape incarceration rates, the ...

Christopher William Blackwell, 41, is a Washington-based award-winning journalist currently incarcerated at the Washington Corrections Center. He is serving a 45-year prison sentence for taking ...