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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

The Department of Justice has terminated all funding for the National Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Resource Center, according to a letter from the National PREA Resource Center obtained by The ...

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 ...

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.