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I’ve Seen Prison Conditions Kill. That’s What’s Happening at Delaney Hall.

As a person incarcerated in Texas, I know that rotten food and poor medical care are not unique to Delaney Hall.
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Releases, Not Transfers, Must Be at the Center of Prison Closure Plans

As former residents of a California prison, we celebrated its closure but abhorred the punitive transfer process.
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Deportation Dollars: ICE Contracts With More Than 1,000 Businesses Across the U.S.

The Appeal’s investigation found contracts in nearly every state. Find out if your local businesses are working with ICE.
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Shaken Baby Syndrome Has Been Largely Debunked. Courts Are Still Catching Up.

Katie Smith, whose murder conviction was based on what’s increasingly seen as junk science, is fighting for her freedom.
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‘Orange Crush’ Officers Sexually Humiliated, Abused Men in Illinois Prisons, Lawsuit Says

More than a decade ago, Illinois correctional officers allegedly attacked, sexually humiliated, and tortured hundreds of prisoners. At the end of March, a lawsuit filed on the victims’ behalf is ...
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I’m Getting Out After Decades in Prison. But Prison Might Follow Me Home.

It’s spring in Washington state. That means rain, lots of rain. But when the clouds break, it’s beautiful. The red-breasted robins hunt worms on every patch of grass. The foliage radiates a vibrant ...
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How Florida’s Sluggish Voter Registration Process Sent Ex-Prisoners Back to Jail

On August 18 last year, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference in a Fort Lauderdale courthouse to announce his latest achievement: arresting 20 formerly incarcerated people for voting ...
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Erasing the “Scarlet E” of Eviction Records

Last year, as the pandemic raged, Jane received an eviction notice for failing to pay the rent for her apartment in Durham, North Carolina. Her landlord is one of many across the country who have ...
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After Exposing Prison Horrors, Incarcerated Whistleblowers Are Moved to Solitary

This article was co-published with Solitary Watch and Truthout. Grainy footage, filmed with contraband cell phones, forms the backbone of The Alabama Solution, a 2025 Oscar-nominated documentary that ...
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The Struggle Against A Stadium’s Construction Became A Battle for the Soul Of Los Angeles

This commentary is part of The Appeal’s collection of opinion and analysis. In Los Angeles, residents of historically Black and Latinx neighborhoods are being pushed out of their homes as the ...
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Unsatisfied With Record Profits, Private Prison Investors Want ICE to Escalate

CoreCivic’s revenue from contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) skyrocketed in 2025, but some participants on today’s quarterly earnings call expressed concerns that ICE had not ...
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“If You Want to Live, Don’t Drink the Water”

This story is part of the Inside/Out Journalism Project by Type Investigations, which works with incarcerated reporters to produce ambitious, feature-length investigations, with support from the ...