Wellpath, one of the largest prison medical contractors, filed for bankruptcy as it faces lawsuits for alleged neglect and ...

Wellpath, one of the largest prison medical contractors, filed for bankruptcy as it faces lawsuits for alleged neglect and ...

Hopefully, prisoners like me can deter at-risk kids from entering the juvenile justice system through mentorship programs.

The felony murder law allows prosecutors to charge people with murder even if they haven’t killed anyone, including for ...

The Inmate Safety Agreement distributed at Red Onion State Prison offers fish fries and movies for prisoners who don’t harm ...

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 ...

The Appeal is a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to exposing how the U.S. criminal legal system fails to keep people safe and perpetuates harm. Our work shows the human and economic costs of our expansive ...

Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg is a Senior Reporter for The Appeal. Based in New Jersey, she writes on prison and jail conditions, wrongful convictions, and the criminalization of disabilities. Elizabeth ...

Hopefully, prisoners like me can deter at-risk kids from entering the juvenile justice system through mentorship programs.