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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 ...

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.

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

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 as Managing Editor & Operations Director, Tara Francis Chan is stepping down at the end ...

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 ...

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 ...