“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…
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Broken Buildings, Broken People – The Appeal
Jerry stormed into his cell, shaking with rage. He threw his coat and gloves in a pile on his…
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Beyond Bail Reform: Minnesota’s Vision for Pretrial Transformation
Since 2013, changes to state laws, local ordinances, and court rulings have led to bail reforms in 24 states.…
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Trump’s War on Trans People: A Legal Survival Guide
The breakneck speed at which the Trump administration has targeted trans people shows no signs of slowing down, even…
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His Name Was Tyré Nichols
The Appeal—and much of the media—has been misspelling Tyré Nichols’ name for years. In the 28 months since Tyré…
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How Will New Jersey’s Next Governor Protect Immigrants?
Earlier this month, federal immigration agents arrested gubernatorial candidate Newark City Mayor Ras Baraka outside an immigration detention facility,…
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Strip Searches Have a Racist, Dehumanizing Legacy
In March 2018, J’Allen Jones, a 31-year-old Black man incarcerated at Garner Correctional Institution in Connecticut, died after refusing…
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Family Seeks Answers After Grandfather Dies in ICE Custody
When Junior Avellaneda finally got to see his father after weeks of thwarted attempts, the man Lowndes County Jail…
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“Barbaric Conditions” in a Jail Known for Famous Detainees
In February, a violent fight broke out in the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), a federal jail in Brooklyn. It…
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What does the science say about ShotSpotter?
In a first-of-its-kind independent analysis of the effectiveness of ShotSpotter, the science says the technology does not lead to more…