Trump's executive order eliminating transgender rights in prison will hurt or kill trans prisoners, experts warn.

President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of Terence Richardson and Ferrone Claiborne—two men sentenced to life despite ...

People incarcerated alongside me say they want the Democratic Party to stop focusing on demonizing Trump and instead focus on helping people.

President Biden should honor belief in second chances and grant clemency to Peltier and others harmed by racist laws and mass ...

Last year, six prisoners at Red Onion State Prison, a supermax facility on the state’s rural west side, intentionally burned themselves, prompting scrutiny of the prison from lawmakers and the public.

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 ...

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As of Thursday afternoon, more than 180,000 Los Angeles residents have been ordered to evacuate as deadly fires ravage the city. Hurricane-force winds reaching up to 100 miles per hour whipped the ...

Local law enforcement officials face major decisions regarding the extent to which they will cooperate with ICE and assist the federal agency in enforcing federal immigration laws. This was on full ...

Sheriffs shape jail conditions and enjoy great policy discretion on matters ranging from immigration to solitary confinement, but their authority and decisions are often overlooked, which poses a ...

All states other than Maine and Vermont disenfranchise at least some Americans with a felony conviction, stripping millions of the right to vote. Some are now considering abolishing this practice ...