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The Appeal is a nonprofit news organization that envisions a world in which systems of support and care, not punishment, create public safety. The Appeal’s journalism exposes the harms of a criminal legal system entrenched in centuries of systemic racism. We equip people with the information necessary to make change, and we elevate solutions ...
Accountability Archives - The Appeal
Nov 1, 2024 · After The Appeal published an investigation into the Phoenix Police Department’s killing of 19-year-old Jacob Harris, a community coalition sprung up to help Harris’s three young friends, who are incarcerated for his death. Now, a court has granted the trio a chance to get out of prison. Meg O'Connor. Aug 22, 2024.
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Recent Impacts Legislation Introduced to Repeal Felony Murder | Arizona. In Feb. 2024, Arizona lawmakers introduced two bills to repeal felony murder in direct response to our reporting on the events of Jan. 11, 2019, when a Phoenix officer shot 19-year-old Jacob Harris in the back as he ran away. The state’s felony murder law allowed Jacob’s three …
Politics Archives - The Appeal
Nov 4, 2024 · The Appeal found a systemic culture of abuse and mismanagement at the Winn Correctional Center, an ICE jail in Louisiana. Biden’s administration has kept people detained there against the wishes of government investigators and multiple U.S. senators. Jose Olivares. Jul 25, 2024. The DOJ Blocked a Tennessee HIV Criminalization Law.
Justice in America - The Appeal
Apr 1, 2020 · Clint Smith, Josie Duffy Rice. Jul 25, 2018. Justice In America is hosted by Josie Duffy Rice, president of The Appeal, along with guest hosts Darnell Moore, Donovan X. Ramsey, Derecka Purnell, and Zak Cheney Rice. Each episode explains a new criminal justice issue and features conversations with experts and advocates.
Commentary Archives - The Appeal
Jul 25, 2024 · On the hook to repay $1.3 billion of debt this year, the nation’s largest prison telecom company, Securus, is on the verge of bankruptcy. Its failure would represent a remarkable victory for advocates—and a potential beginning of the …
About The Lab - The Appeal
The Lab is a policy journal that publishes rigorous, practical research and analysis on the issues that keep everyday people up at night—especially the politics and policies that matter most to those who have the least. We are proud to publish reports, white papers, explainers, polling memos, and other original research from the nation’s top scholars and thinkers in a …
‘The Squad’ Is Growing—And So Is Its Power - The Appeal
Nov 4, 2020 · Tonight, The Squad expanded its membership in dramatic fashion. In New York, educator Jamaal Bowman will become the next representative of the state’s 16th Congressional District, four months after beating incumbent Eliot Engel in the Democratic primary. Engel currently leads the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and has served in Congress for ...
Newsletter Archives - The Appeal
Oct 16, 2024 · Late last year, the U.S. Department of Justice warned the state of Tennessee that its “aggravated prostitution” statute—which makes it a felony to engage in sex work while HIV positive—violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. Activists hope the measure shows how the government can use the ADA to fight ableism around the nation.