The Appeal’s investigation found contracts in nearly every state. Find out if your local businesses are working with ICE.

A Georgia judge ordered a new trial for Danyel Smith, who was convicted of a crime that may have never occurred.

Telecom companies also strip privacy en masse from incarcerated people and those who communicate with them.

The uprising at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, has become a focal point for broader resistance to ICE.

Twenty-two states have laws requiring prisons to provide free menstrual products, but not all of them do.

Pennsylvania requires unanimous approval from a five-member pardon board before people incarcerated on life sentences can ask for clemency.

Maria Montalvo was convicted of her children's murders in 1996. Her attorneys say it was based on now-discredited forensic testimony.

The state's highest court ruled that automatic life without parole sentences for felony murder violated the Pennsylvania constitution.

A new facility celebrated by Gov. Gavin Newsom will disrupt prisoner-led programming and normalize our captivity.

The state's highest court ruled that automatic life without parole sentences for felony murder violated the Pennsylvania constitution.

The vitriol of Trump’s anti-trans attacks has stoked anti-trans violence by prison staff and other incarcerated people.

Incarcerated people in West Virginia filed a lawsuit arguing that the nation's largest prison food provider violates consumer protections.

California’s incarcerated population has aged rapidly over the past 30 years. A new report recommends pathways for release.

A new lawsuit in York County, Pennsylvania, highlights a pattern of allegations of medical neglect by for-profit correctional healthcare company PrimeCare.

The Trump administration’s attacks on journalists have a side effect: further exposing the violence of prisons.

Find out if your representatives have taken cash from the companies fueling ICE’s mass deportation efforts.

CoreCivic and GEO Group’s investors expressed frustration that ICE’s record immigration detention numbers aren’t high enough.

A 2021 incident in a Missouri prison illustrates the barriers Muslims face practicing their religion behind bars.

A 2021 incident in a Missouri prison illustrates the barriers Muslims face practicing their religion behind bars.

At least 32 people died in ICE jails in 2025. Six more have already died in ICE custody during the first three weeks of 2026.

Those of us who see ourselves in Renee Good can take this moment to deepen our solidarities with all who are policed.

Exposing the harms of the criminal legal system and elevating solutions that keep all people safe.

The first ruling of its kind in the country could give people convicted based on SBS testimony a new shot at freedom.

FCI Dublin was shut down in 2024 after revelations of abuse against prisoners. Residents want it to stay closed.

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

The first ruling of its kind in the country could give people convicted based on SBS testimony a new shot at freedom.

After Ballard’s fall, the people he helped arrest in Washington want to know why no one seems willing to take a second look at their cases.

Exposing the harms of the criminal legal system and elevating solutions that keep all people safe.

The state launched an investigation after the former chief medical examiner's biased testimony in the George Floyd murder trial. Now, an Appeal analysis finds major flaws in the probe's design.

Strip searches serve as weapons of humiliation rather than security measures

State and federal governments have moved to criminalize trans people, parents of trans children, and healthcare providers.

Creating a safe and just pretrial system in Minnesota requires more than small tweaks—we need a ground-up transformation.

After mystery illnesses and toxic reports, prisoners at California’s Mule Creek State Prison worry their water is killing them.

After mystery illnesses and toxic reports, prisoners at California’s Mule Creek State Prison worry their water is killing them.

James Carver spent 36 years in prison for allegedly setting one of the deadliest fires in Massachusetts history.

In a quarterly earnings call, the private prison company told investors that it plans to expand its operations across the country.

“Scared straight” programs don’t work. But that doesn’t mean incarcerated people shouldn’t mentor at-risk kids.

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“Scared straight” programs don’t work. But that doesn’t mean incarcerated people shouldn’t mentor at-risk kids.

Exposing the harms of the criminal legal system and elevating solutions that keep all people safe.

Exposing the harms of the criminal legal system and elevating solutions that keep all people safe.