As a person incarcerated in Texas, I know that rotten food and poor medical care are not unique to Delaney Hall.

As former residents of a California prison, we celebrated its closure but abhorred the punitive transfer process.

Katie Smith, whose murder conviction was based on what’s increasingly seen as junk science, is fighting for her freedom.

The Appeal’s investigation found contracts in nearly every state. Find out if your local businesses are working with ICE.

This story was co-published with Truthout. Between 2016 and 2025, Michelle Shoemaker spent more than $1,000 on songs and games for her tablet — a rudimentary, prison-approved device she purchased from ...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged 15 Minnesota residents with conspiracy to impede or injure a federal officer after they participated in protests against ICE’s mass deportation campaign in ...

This story was published in partnership with In These Times. The Trump administration has doled out billions of taxpayer dollars to corporations tasked with carrying out its mass deportation agenda.

On GEO Group’s quarterly earnings call on Wednesday, CEO George Zoley called litigation against immigration jails “unprecedented” and “unconstitutional.” “There’s been litigation regarding overseeing ...

Attorneys with the New Jersey public defender’s office are seeking a new trial for Maria Montalvo, a former nurse who was convicted of burning her children to death more than two decades ago. Montalvo ...

Last week, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down the state’s mandatory punishment of life without parole for felony murder, ruling that it violates the state’s constitutional prohibition against ...

A federal lawsuit filed by West Virginia prisoners alleges that Aramark Corporation serves inedible, low-quality food in its prison cafeterias to drive customers to its food-for-purchase programs.

After 34 years in prison, 67-year-old Cat Reed is suffering from sarcoidosis in the lungs, thyroid disease, sciatica, high blood pressure, and type 2 diabetes, which she blames on decades of starchy ...