We asked candidates in New Jersey’s June 10 Democratic primary election what they’ll do to keep immigrants safe.

Most prisons in America are pretty easy to describe: aging, dilapidated buildings stuffed with a lot of broken people.

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

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

Wells shared that Tyré was named by his godmother, Latanya Yizar, who has since passed away. She confirmed that she would ...

The Appeal—and much of the media—has been misspelling Tyré Nichols’ name for years.

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

White voices and victims dominate the genre, which can skew the perception of what constitutes a crime. I called Lowery not long ago to talk about that whiteness, which swamps the genre across books, ...

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 ...

Two neighbor kids bang on Sherry Davis’s door. They’ve seen her come home and know she can be counted on for handing out the little packs of Starburst she keeps nearby. Outside, the dingy ...

Spotlights like this one provide original commentary and analysis on pressing criminal justice issues of the day. You can read them each day in our newsletter, The Daily Appeal. Two recent ...