Deaths at Atlanta Area's Clayton County Jail Doubled in 2024
Dec 18, 2024 · The Clayton County Jail [Credit: Clayton County Sheriff’s Office]. Several recent deaths appear to involve people who may have received inadequate medical care from CorrectHealth. Last year, Alan Willison died from testicular cancer after begging for help for almost two months. Despite his desperate pleas and worsening condition, the medical staff never sent him to a hospital, according to a ...
Prisoners Burned Themselves at Virginia's Red Onion State Prison
Nov 26, 2024 · Warning: This story contains depictions of self-harm. Six people have burned themselves at Virginia’s infamous supermax Red Onion State Prison since the start of the year, the state’s Department of Corrections confirmed in an email to The Appeal.
The Slow Death of a Prison Profiteer: How Activism Brought …
Apr 4, 2024 · Things started to change in 2018 when a coalition led by the New York-based advocacy organization Worth Rises passed first-of-its-kind legislation in New York City to make jail calls free. In 2020, local advocates did the same in San Francisco.In 2021, Connecticut became the first state to pass legislation making prison and jail communication free. . These early victories sent a powerful ...
The Power of Sheriffs: Explained - The Appeal
Jan 4, 2019 · In September 2018, President Trump stood in front of 44 sheriffs as he began another diatribe against the New York Times and other media outlets that had published stories criticizing his administration. The sheriffs applauded. The meeting was originally scheduled to be between the sheriffs and officials from ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Wrongfully Convicted Man Wants Justice from Spokane, WA Police
Dec 4, 2024 · Now Free, Man Who Alleges Wrongful Conviction Wants Justice from WA Police. Gregory Sharkey spent 15 years in prison for a crime he says he didn’t commit.
Stopping Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda Will Be Harder This …
Topics. Policing; Pretrial; Prosecution; Punishment; Criminalization; Politics; Alternatives; Newsletter; Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda Will Be Even Harder to Stop a Second Time
Incarcerated People Are on the Front Line of Hurricane Helene’s ...
Oct 3, 2024 · Citrus County Detention Facility (CoreCivic facility): “The Citrus County Detention Facility did not experience any major issues as a result of the hurricane. Thanks to our dedicated staff’s storm preparedness, we had no staffing shortages, currently have electricity, avoided flooding, and did not need to evacuate anyone in our care.”
Why Solitary Confinement Hurts America - theappeal.org
Nov 6, 2024 · ICYMI—From The Appeal. Prosecutors levied serious charges against pro-Palestine college protesters this year. The Appeal reviewed 935 arrest cases—and some arrestees face major felonies.. The Appeal partnered with incarcerated journalists to survey people in prison about what they wanted voters to remember on …
Locked In, Priced Out: How Prison Commissary Price-Gouging …
Apr 17, 2024 · Today, The Appeal published Locked In, Priced Out, a project that includes a first-of-its-kind database of prison commissary lists from 46 states. This project also examines the availability, prices, and markups of products across several categories, including food, hygiene, and religious items.
DOJ Finds Deplorable Conditions at Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail
Nov 14, 2024 · On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a damning report on conditions at Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail. Federal investigators say officers and detainees routinely brutalize other imprisoned people, staff often ignore allegations of sexual assault, and people with mental illness, people perceived as gay or transgender, and children are at the greatest risk of violence.