A letter obtained exclusively by The Appeal says Trump’s Department of Justice has cut all funding to the Prison Rape Elimination Act Resource Center. The post Trump DOJ Defunds National Prison Rape Resource Center appeared first on The Appeal.
In half the country, sex offense civil commitment incarcerates people after they complete their prison sentences. The post They Served Their Time. But They May Still Die in State Custody. appeared first on The Appeal.
At least six people at Red Onion intentionally lit themselves on fire last year. Now, prisoners say staff are forcing people to comply—or cutting their electricity. The post After Self-Immolations at Red Onion Prison, Virginia Prisoners Allege Crackdown appeared first on The Appeal.
“We are not just training dogs — we are training ourselves to be better humans.” The post How Prison Dog-Training Programs Transform Lives appeared first on The Appeal.
People detained in Vermont’s prisons for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection struggle to call their families and have been exposed to physical violence. The post ICE Increasingly Relies on Vermont Prisons for Immigration Detention appeared first on The Appeal.
Texas state prisons incarcerate more than 4,500 people in two-person cells the size of a parking space for nearly 24 hours a day. The post No Exit: Death and Despair in Texas’s “Double-Cell” Solitary Units appeared first on The Appeal.
I’ve been in prison for 42 years. After New York State closed my facility, it sent me to Sing Sing—a prison filled with tension and violence. The post ‘Sing Sing is a war zone.’ appeared first on The Appeal.
Proposed Georgia law would impose 15-year prison sentence for AI child porn AJC.com
Brothers, roommate of Laken Riley’s killer get prison for fake green cards AJC.com
“I’d rather not live than be forced to live as a man,” a trans woman in a federal prison in New Jersey said in a sworn statement. The post Trans Prisoners Say Trump’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care Could Be Deadly appeared first on The Appeal.