His Case Was Vacated. But His Medical Treatment In Prison Nearly Killed Him. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Seifullah Chapman's Eighth Amendment Rights were violated by federal prison staff who were indifferent to his medical needs. Akintunde Ahmad
Major County Jails Are Decarcerating, But Violence, Deaths Persist Jails in New Orleans and Cleveland have had significant population drops, yet conditions of confinement remain poor. Communities harmed by these jails should experiment with new accountability measures to maintain political pressure against jail administrators. Jonathan Ben-Menachem
Deputies ‘Tortured, Then Killed’ Man At Georgia Jail On ‘Taser Tuesday,’ Attorneys Say Antonio May, a 32 year-old father of three, died in the Fulton County Jail in September after deputies pepper-sprayed and shot him with a Taser. Aaron Morrison
Party Guests Suing Over Mass Arrest for Less Than An Ounce of Marijuana Attorneys representing the arrestees in Cartersville, Georgia, say they were mistreated in jail, lost jobs, and endured public humiliation. Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
‘Just Leave Them to Die’ The crisis at Brooklyn’s federal jail reveals how jails and prisons ‘are not prepared for a disaster.’ JB Nicholas
The Appeal Podcast: Prisoners With Disabilities Fight for Equal Rights With Appeal contributor Keri Blakinger Adam H. Johnson
