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.

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.

Earlier this month, federal immigration agents arrested gubernatorial candidate Newark City Mayor Ras Baraka outside an immigration detention facility, sparking national headlines and widespread ...

Since 2013, changes to state laws, local ordinances, and court rulings have led to bail reforms in 24 states. Each jurisdiction has had its own unique road to reform, but their cumulative experiences ...

One of Trump’s first executive orders says federal prisons must house trans women in men’s facilities and directs the government to remove anti-rape protections for trans prisoners. The Appeal studied ...

Joshua Page is an associate professor of sociology and law at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of “The Toughest Beat: Politics, Punishment, and the Prison Officers’ Union in California.” ...